DAME Vera Lynn was famed across the nation as the WWII forces' sweetheart. Vera, who passed away in June 2020, met her husband Harry in late 1939 when he joined Bert Ambrose's eponymous orchestra.
Who was Dame Vera Lynn's husband? Harry Lewis was born in 1915 and was a saxophonist and clarinetist. Harry and eight other members of the Ambrose orchestra joined the RAF at the start of the Second World War, and subsequently formed a new dance orchestra, The Squadronaires - they performed all over the UK during the war and was occasionally accompanied by Vera n on vocals.
He also worked as his wife's manager following the war, and accompanied her on her international concerts, overseeing lighting and production of her shows.
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