# Second world war veterans outnumber former PMs for possible last time on Remembrance Sunday

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-08T13:05:13+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/08/second-world-war-veterans-outnumber-former-pms-for-possible-last-time-on-remembrance-sunday
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/second-world-war-veterans-outnumber-former-pms-for-possible-last-time--f34bf4/

Andy Burnham takes part for first time alongside eight ex-premiers as 12 veterans participate in ceremony Second world war veterans outnumbered former prime ministers for what could be the last time at the national service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in central London. The number of veterans from that conflict has dwindled to about a dozen, the oldest of whom was Jeffrey Brereton who served in

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