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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Rebecca Black

‘Profound sadness’ at death of 107-year-old Second World War veteran

Norman Irwin (Niall Carson/PA) - (PA Archive)

Tributes have been paid to Second World War veteran Norman Irwin, who has died at the age of 107.

Mr Irwin, who was Northern Ireland’s oldest man, served in north Africa during the war before going on to make a difference in his home town of Coleraine.

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