39-45 World War 2 Veterans Portrait Project
Portraits and videos from my World War 2 Veterans series, the 39-45 Portraits Project, the purpose of which is to Honour, to Remember and to Educate…
Compilation of BBC News footage of the Exhibiton Opening Day …
THE BBC’s VE80 celebration concert
So incredibly proud and honoured that portraits from the 3945 Portraits Project were shown, projected on stage during the BBC’s VE80 Celebration Concert at Horse Guards Parade in London, infront of the King, Veterans, Veteran’s Families and the Nation…
Watch the short video below to see the portraits as they appeared during the BBC’s televised VE80 Concert at Horse Guards Parade in London …
BBC RADIO
Normandy ‘44
A poem written and read by WW2 Veteran David Edwards …
VE80 Celebrations
To Commemorate VE80 - 80 years since Victory in Europe, Amateur Photographer Magazine interviewed me about the 39-45 Portraits Project in their May 2025 issue in which we spoke about the reason behind the project, memories of meeting veterans and how quickly it became quite a rollercoaster of emotion …
the veterans charity ve80 festival
The Veterans Charity, of which I’m an Ambassador, displayed 10 portraits from the 39-45 Portraits Project in a gallery set up at their VE80 Festival held in the Pannier Market in Barnstaple, North Devon …
80th anniversary of the d-day landings
To Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings, the Spirit of Normandy Trust have produced an Official Journal, and I’m incredibly honoured and proud that portraits from the 39-45 Portraits Project were chosen to appear inside.
Anyone wishing to have a copy, if you drop me a message through my CONTACT PAGE I can put you in touch with the Editor in Chief who will be able to help you out.
WW2 Veteran Portraits
Video INTERVIEWS
David Edwards
53rd Welsh Division, South Wales Borders, Monmouthshire Regiment
allan Scott DFM
RAF Squadron Leader & Spitfire ACE
Albert Allen
Royal Navy Commando
Frank Pendergast
7th Battalion Parachute Regiment
Fred Glover
9th Battalion Parachute Regiment
Gordon Drabble
59th Div 1/6th South Staffordshire Regiment
Leonard Trewin
8th Battalion, Parachute Regiment
Rusty Waughman DFC AFC Ld’H
RAF Flight Lieutenant (Lancaster Bomber Pilot, 101 ‘Special Duties’ Squadron
Frank Ashleigh
Glider Pilot Regiment - A Squadron
Harry Billinge MBE
Royal Engineers
Ken Docksey
Royal Marines - LCA 703 (Landing Craft Assault)
Jim Hooper
Glider Pilot Regiment
John Sleep
Parachute Regiment
Maurice Sadler
Royal Marines
Jeff Haward MM
1/7th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
Eric Robinson OBE
RAF Squadron Leader (Pilot Instructor)
Victor Urch
Royal Navy, Leading Seaman Gunner LCI (L)-390
Mervyn Kersh
Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAEC)
Jack Ansell
2361359 Signalman - Royal Corps of Signals
Idwal Symonds
46 Commando Royal Marines