VJ Day

VJ (Victory over Japan) Day was announced on 15 August 1945 bringing the Second World War to an end. The formal surrender had been signed a few weeks earlier on the decks of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on 2 September. Image © IWM (EA 75893)

“The War is over…those four words have for the Queen and myself the same significance – simple yet immense – that they have for you. Our hearts are overflowing.”

KING GEORGE VI, 15 AUGUST 1945

Lieutenant George Albert Cairns VC

Second World War Army United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder VJ Day TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY

Jemadar Abdul Hafiz VC

Second World War Army Indian Victoria Cross holder Kohima and Imphal VJ Day IMPHAL INDIAN ARMY WAR CEMETERY

Lance Corporal John Pennington Harman VC

Second World War Army United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder Kohima and Imphal VJ Day KOHIMA WAR CEMETERY

Captain John Niel Randle VC

Second World War Army United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder Kohima and Imphal VJ Day KOHIMA WAR CEMETERY

Serjeant Hanson Victor Turner VC

Second World War Army United Kingdom Victoria Cross holder Kohima and Imphal VJ Day IMPHAL WAR CEMETERY

Flying Officer Bruce Norman Reed

Second World War Air Force Canadian VJ Day TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY

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