Well meet again: Vera Lynns anthem of hope through the ages

DameVera Lynn, whose song Well Meet Again became an anthem of hope and resilience during the second world war, has died aged 103. Lynns wartime popularity was boosted by the signature song released in 1939 and written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles. Its wistful melody and determinedly optimistic lyrics I know well meet again some sunny day proved powerfully uplifting for departing soldiers, and it has endured as the defining song of the British campaign. It reentered the UK charts this year at