A WAR veteran turning 101 next month is marking the 75th anniversary of VE Day from his Peeblesshire home. Colonel Aidan Sprot, of Crookston Farm, fought in Europe and Africa during a military career which earned him honours from the British and French governments. On May 8, 1945, Col Sprot was based at a farm in Wismar, northern German, when he heard that the Nazis had surrendered. Born in Riddell, near Lilliesleaf, Col Sprot signed up with the army at the age of 21 and joined the Royal Scots Greys in Palestine in August 1941. On 8 May, 1945, Col Sprot and his colleagues held an informal service for everyone who had died.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 07, 2020 17:40 UTC