Nearly Half Of British Public Do Not Know About VJ Day, Poll Suggests
More than 2,000 Britons took part in the survey which was launched in July ahead of the 75th anniversary.
More than 2,000 Britons took part in the survey which was launched in July ahead of the 75th anniversary.
Second World War veterans also attended the ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
In a statement with the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen said: "May the memory of their sacrifice and bravery remain with us always."
The coronavirus pandemic has meant many traditional events are unable to go ahead.
The Burma Star Association's youngest members are now in their late 90s and its doors will close on VJ Day's 75th anniversary on 15 August.
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The Red Arrows will fly over Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and London for the first time since the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
The Chindit Memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens, central London, remembers the forces who helped turn the tide of the war against Japan.
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The coin is being launched by Royal Mint and the Imperial War Museum.
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