'I saved German sailors from sinking warship - one thing will surprise you'
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines veterans Mabel Kidney, 99, Robin Boodle, 100 and Alan Jukes, 101, shares their wartime memories as we approach the 80th anniversary of VE Day on May 8NewsSanjeeta Bains Features Writer 19:00, 18 Apr 2025Updated 21:43, 18 Apr 2025A trio of friends are gearing up for a very special anniversary on May 8, when they will celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day.Now living together at Admiral Jellicoe House in Portsmouth - a home caring for Royal Navy and Royal Marines veterans and their partners - Alan Jukes, 101, Mabel Kidney, 99, and Robin Bootle, who will turn 101 on June 2, all served during the Second World War and have vivid memories of their experiences.Robin, from Canterbury, Kent, was 16 when he joined the Navy, serving aboard HMS Suffolk from 1940-1945 and fighting in the Battle of the Atlantic - the long running struggle to control the Atlantic Ocean's shipping lanes.One of his most poignant wartime memories is of the sinking of the German battleship...