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Vera Lynn was the “Forces Sweetheart” in World War Two. Vera Lynn was one of Britain’s premier entertainers during the war and along with the likes of Max Miller, Gracie Fields and Tommy Trinder kept up the spirits of the public when times were difficult, such as in the Blitz.

Vera Lynn was born in March 1917 in London.

By the age of seven she was singing on a regular basis in working men’s clubs and she joined a dancing troupe in which she stayed until the age of fifteen. Vera Lynn made her first broadcast in 1935 when she san with the famous Joe Loss Orchestra.

Before the war, she also worked with such luminaries as Charlie Kunz.

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However, it was during the war that Vera Lynn found fame.

In 1940, now married to Harry Lewis who acted as her manager, Vera Lynn decided to go solo. Along with the help of producer Howard Thomas, she started her own BBC radio show called “Sincerely Yours”.

During  this show, Vera Lynn would read out messages from loved ones and she was seen