A Peterborough schoolboy who saved hundreds of soldiers who were caught behind enemy lines is celebrating his 100th birthday today (Monday). The King’s School pupil Philip Pridmore dreamed of a life working in hospitality - but his training was interrupted by the break out of the Second World War, when he joined the RAF. “In Bulawayo, Philip learned to fly Dakotas and he would spend much of the next five years in the skies over North Africa and Southeast Asia. He received his DFC in the field, along with a letter from King George VI. Later, he moved into the Dorset countryside with partner Brian Riley, for a little peace and quiet.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 20, 2020 06:00 UTC