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Tony Cash: 'We thought the war would end in a couple of weeks'

After joining the Merchant Navy at the start of World War Two, Tony Cash says he thought it would all be over "in a couple of weeks".

But he carried on sailing throughout the six-year war.

Although 75,000 Allied troops lost their lives in the Battle of the Atlantic, Tony survived the "scary" scenes and celebrated his 100th birthday in 2023.

We Were There aims to collect as many first-hand accounts as possible by 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, to preserve veterans' accounts for future generations.

The BBC is currently working on the project with a number of partners including the Normandy Memorial Trust and Royal British Legion. Some of the stories collected may be shared with our partners and used on BBC News platforms.

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