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Alan Downard has passed away aged 102 - Credit: Jane Bradburn A Second World War veteran from Ipswich, who was the last surviving member of his regiment, has sadly died at the age of 102. Alan Downard, a member of the 67th Medium Regiment RA (TA) and a resident of Felixstowe, died on Friday, February 26.  Mr Downard was born in Ipswich in 1919 and grew up to be a mechanic at Lock and Stags garage before the war. In 1938 when the war was looming, he joined the Territorial Army and two years...

Alan Downard has passed away aged 102 - Credit: Jane Bradburn A Second World War veteran from Ipswich, who was the last surviving member of his regiment, has sadly died at the age of 102. Alan Downard, a member of the 67th Medium Regiment RA (TA) and a resident of Felixstowe, died on Friday, February 26.  Mr Downard was born in Ipswich in 1919 and grew up to be a mechanic at Lock and Stags garage before the war. In 1938 when the war was looming, he joined the Territorial Army and two years...