Post by Administrator on Aug 13, 2021 20:17:00 GMT
Whitchurch's Oscar to meet Norwegian royalty for his 100th birthday
FOR those living in the UK, reaching 100 years old is often accompanied with a sense of accomplishment, along with a card from the Queen.
But other countries do things differently, as one Whitchurch resident will soon find out.
Oscar Anderson, 99, from Beech Avenue has been living in the UK since 1947, but originally hails from across the North Sea, in Norway.
On Saturday, August 14 Oscar will celebrate his 100th birthday and three days later he will return to his homeland to see how Norway celebrates its centenarians.
Oscar will meet the members of the Norwegian royal family, as well as the prime minister, and will feature in a film.
As the Second World War broke out in 1939, Norway was initially uninvolved, being a neutral country, until it was invaded in April 1940.
Oscar at the time was a member of the merchant navy, working on oil tankers going between Norway and the USA.
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FOR those living in the UK, reaching 100 years old is often accompanied with a sense of accomplishment, along with a card from the Queen.
But other countries do things differently, as one Whitchurch resident will soon find out.
Oscar Anderson, 99, from Beech Avenue has been living in the UK since 1947, but originally hails from across the North Sea, in Norway.
On Saturday, August 14 Oscar will celebrate his 100th birthday and three days later he will return to his homeland to see how Norway celebrates its centenarians.
Oscar will meet the members of the Norwegian royal family, as well as the prime minister, and will feature in a film.
As the Second World War broke out in 1939, Norway was initially uninvolved, being a neutral country, until it was invaded in April 1940.
Oscar at the time was a member of the merchant navy, working on oil tankers going between Norway and the USA.
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