Post by Administrator on Mar 20, 2017 13:43:40 GMT
Dame Vera Lynn: The Forces' Sweetheart turns 100
Vera Welch was born on 20 March 1917 in East Ham, now part of east London. Neither of her parents were involved in showbusiness - her father Bertram was a plumber and mother Annie a dressmaker. But by the age of seven, the talented young Vera was singing in working men's clubs - an audience she described as "great" - and soon became the family's main breadwinner.
As Dame Vera Lynn turns 100, BBC News looks back at the life of the Forces' Sweetheart.
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Vera Welch was born on 20 March 1917 in East Ham, now part of east London. Neither of her parents were involved in showbusiness - her father Bertram was a plumber and mother Annie a dressmaker. But by the age of seven, the talented young Vera was singing in working men's clubs - an audience she described as "great" - and soon became the family's main breadwinner.
As Dame Vera Lynn turns 100, BBC News looks back at the life of the Forces' Sweetheart.
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