Pictured is Jane on her wedding day with new husband, Johnny Lightfoot. Sadly a year into their marriage Johnny was shot down in his Lancaster Bomber over Denmark. He was 22.

After the war Jane went on to meet and marry James Reid, they happily raised a beautiful family together. A Royal Navy Veteran, James had been plagued with the mental anguish of a crew member who didn’t come home following an attack.

Every Remembrance Day James would shed many tears, a memory which stayed with Jane. Their son Gordon has shared this touching moment: “Looking at the photos of wartime, I asked her how she felt at the end of the war and her answer was fascinating. Our generation have grown up being told of wild celebrations on VE Day. She didn’t speak of celebration - instead she said: We were bitter. Really bitter, that so many young lives had been taken, so many young men lost. I suppose she spoke for many war widows with these words, a voice that isn’t often heard.”

Jane’s final gift will go towards helping Veterans who also suffer from complex issues following their time in service, much like her husband over 80 years ago.

All gifts in wills are special. Finding out the meaning behind them makes them even more so. Thank you to Jane and her son Gordon for sharing this special story.

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