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In 1945, 16-year-old John Smith was living in the village of Elvington, seven miles outside Dover.

His family home had been destroyed by a German bomb the previous year.

Like hundreds of others, on VE Day he gathered in the town鈥檚 Market Square to celebrate. As a teenager, his parents had allowed him out on his own.

The party was like nothing he鈥檇 ever experienced, with fireworks and dancing. It was such a good night he missed the last bus home, and had to make the journey back on foot.

Image: John Smith in 1945