WW2 veteran Albert shares memories with Stourbridge schoolchildren
A D-Day and Second World War veteran from Brierley Hill paid a special visit to pupils at a school in Stourbridge ahead of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
Albert Evans, aged 95, was asked by the Royal British Legion to talk about his wartime experience at an assembly at Belbroughton Primary School.
It was part of an initiative to bring different generations together and encourage members of the World War Two generation to attend commemorations for VE Day and VJ Day taking place in the summer.
Albert said: "I absolutely loved seeing the children and talking to them about my time in the army when I was a lad.
"They asked me so many great questions including what food I ate and what it was like to dig in at night in the cold trenches to keep safe from the enemy shells.
"It was truly a treat for me and I felt younger just by talking to them about my life, I can't wait to go down to London to mark VE Day with the Royal British Legion."
Serving in the Royal Ulster Rifles Battalion, Albert landed in Normandy just after the D-Day landings where he then made his way across Europe.
He described to the schoolchildren how he travelled on foot through different countries.
When VE Day was declared he was sent even further afield to Palestine and then Egypt and didn't see his family for more than three years.
Jenson Butler, pupil aged seven, said: "I loved meeting Albert as I love history and learning about how he helped our country. He was really friendly and fun to talk to."
