RIP Cicely Ball

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'Extraordinary' WW2 veteran dies aged 100

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The son of a West Sussex veteran of World War Two has paid tribute to her after she died aged 100.

Cicely Ball was among the last surviving veterans of the Allies' campaign in Burma, now Myanmar, during the conflict.

Mrs Ball, who served in the Royal Air Force and the Army, passed away in early April.

Her son Chris Austen said she was "a truly extraordinary person".

Mrs Ball lived in India when war broke out and left school aged 17 - as soon as she was old enough - to join the Royal Air Force, where she worked as a radiographer taking X-ray images.

She later moved to the Army and was promoted to Warrant Officer, according to Mr Austen.