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Tributes paid to 'remarkable' 101-year-old WWII veteran

Tributes paid to 'remarkable' 101-year-old WWII veteran
BBC England Friday 29 May 2026, 12:25 UTC 1 min read
Alec Penstone, who served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946, died in the early hours of Thursday.
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