WWII veteran who lied about his age to fight in Normandy dies aged 101
Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted in the Army, having forged a letter from his parents
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Veteran who lied about his age before fighting in Normandy dies aged 101
Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted in the Army, having forged a letter from his parents.
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