Earls Colne WWII veteran celebrates his 101st birthday | Clacton and Frinton Gazette
Stephen Lynn, 101, of Earls Colne A SOLDIER who survived the Second World War after twice being wounded in action celebrated his 101st birthday. Great-great grandfather Stephen O’Hagan Lynn celebrated a pleasant birthday this month at his home in Earls Colne. Born in Scotland in 1919, he served in the Argyles throughout the war. He served as a lance corporal with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He escaped as the German army advanced on the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk in 1940 and took part in the Normandy Landings four years later. He moved to Earls Colne just a...
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