SCOTLAND fell silent today for the poignant commemoration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Special services and events were held across the country to mark eight decades since the end of the Seco… ...

A former head of the Royal Navy in Scotland has recalled how he spent VE Day fearing the Second World War would continue for years in the Far East.. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Baird, 100, began his ...

A former head of the Royal Navy in Scotland has recalled how he spent VE Day fearing the Second World War would continue for years in the Far East. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Baird, 100, began his 41 ...

April 28, 2025 at 0:01am BST. A former head of the Royal Navy in Scotland has recalled how he spent VE Day fearing the Second World War would continue for years in the Far East.

Sir Tom said: “I was on board HMS Rapid on VE Day. From May 8, when war with Hitler finished, we were in the Indian Ocean. We weren’t expecting to come back for a few years or so. “We listened to all ...

A former head of the Royal Navy in Scotland has recalled how he spent VE Day fearing the Second World War would continue for years in the Far East.