York's 100-Year-Old D-Day Veteran Marks VJ Day

York's 100-year-old D-Day veteran marks VJ Day

Ken Cooke leads a two-minute silence at a railway heritage centre in memory of fallen comrades.

Two-minute silence marks 80th anniversary of VJ Day

People across the UK are taking part in a two-minute silence to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day and the end of the Second World War

Town centre falls silent on VJ Day - Around Wellington

Wellington joined the national two-minute silence at noon today (Friday) to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. Victory over Japan Day is marked on the date Imperial Japan surrendered, effectively bringing the Second World War to an end. Our Town Crier, Andrew Norris, led the ceremony, reading the VJ Day Proclamation and asking those present to reflect. He then signalled the end of the silence, completed the proclamation, and rang his bell befo…