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Dame


Vera Lynn


CHDBEOStJ

Portrait by Allan Warren, c. 1973

Born

Vera Margaret Welch


(1917-03-20)20 March 1917

East Ham, Essex, England

Died18 June 2020(2020-06-18) (aged 103)

Ditchling, East Sussex, England

Years active1924–2020
Spouse(s)

Harry Lewis

(m.

1941; died 1998)​

Children1
Musical career
Genres
Labels
  • Decca (London for export)
  • MGM
  • HMV
  • Columbia (EMI)
  • EMI
  • Pye
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchEntertainments National Service Association
Years of service1939–1945
Battles/warsBattle of Kohima

Dame Vera Margaret LynnCHDBEOStJ (néeWelch; 20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020) was an English singer and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were very popular during World War II.

She is honorifically known as the "Forces' Sweet