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A WW2 veteran who fought in the Normandy campaign after he lied about his age has died aged 101. Donald Turrell, born in London in 1925, was just 17 when he enlisted in the Army, having forged a ...

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A World War Two veteran who fought in the Normandy campaign after lying about his age has died aged 101, a charity has said. Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted, having ...

Donald Turrell, 17 when he enlisted, forged a letter from his parents to say he was 18 A World War Two veteran who fought in the Normandy campaign after lying about his age has died aged 101, a ...

A World War Two hero who lied about his age to sign up and fight for Britain aged just 17 has died at the age of 101. Veteran Donald Turrell, born in London in 1925, was a teenager when he enlisted in ...