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Youngest WWII Victoria Cross Recipient Commemorated in Emotional Durham TributeA celebration has taken place to commemorate what would have been the 100th birthday of the youngest Second World War soldier to receive the Victoria Cross. Fusilier Dennis Donnini VC, from Easington Colliery, was just 19 years old when his courageous actions inspired his unit to overcome an enemy force twice their size, resulting in…Read the story →