World War 2 Talk - View Single Post - How many British WW2 Veterans are still around ?

Mathsmal · 11-09-2008, 06:13 PM

I tried to find out how many Second World War veterans are still alive in the UK a few months ago. I contacted the Veterans Agency - they told me to contact the Office of National Statistics - who said that they don't know!

I am suprised that no one seems to be aware how many veterans are still around. Will they only start taking notice when numbers get down to double figures?

11-09-2008, 06:13 PM	#16 (permalink)
Mathsmal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 50	I tried to find out how many Second World War veterans are still alive in the UK a few months ago. I contacted the Veterans Agency - they told me to contact the Office of National Statistics - who said that they don't know! I am suprised that no one seems to be aware how many veterans are still around. Will they only start taking notice when numbers get down to double figures?