Steve King says that after many hours of research his book has been published. It comprises twelve chapters telling the circumstance of how the 56 men named on Abingdon’s war memorial for WW2 met their untimely end.

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, copies will be late in the stores. Mostly Books, Abingdon do have some copies in stock available to deliver. It is also available on Kindle.

Steve also found out about the men buried in Commonwealth War Graves in Abingdon cemeteries who are not mentioned on the memorial. He also found out about two Abingdon heroes who survived the war and the seven Abingdon heroes who died at Dunkirk.

The early May bank holiday in 2020 will move from Monday 4th May to Friday 8th May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day which takes place on 8th May. That move was made to enable people to pay tribute before Covid-19 became such a threat. Any celebrations are likely to be scaled back, cancelled, or postponed to protect veterans and others.