VJ Day commemoration in Southport.

Veterans from the armed forces gathered a the Southport war memorial yesterday to remebber those who lost their lives fighting in the far east during the second world war.

Victory over Japan would come at a heavy price, and Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) marks the day Japan surrendered on the 15 August 1945, which in effect ended the Second World War.

Southport MP Damien Moore was one of the congregration. The remembrance service was organised by The Friends Of The Burma Star Association.