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| Veteran Kate Orchard, 100, selling poppies in Cornwall | Veteran Kate Orchard, 100, selling poppies in Cornwall |
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| Kate Orchard, 100, has been selling poppies in Cornwall | Kate Orchard, 100, has been selling poppies in Cornwall |
| A 100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran from Cornwall has been out selling poppies to fundraise for the Royal British Legion. | A 100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran from Cornwall has been out selling poppies to fundraise for the Royal British Legion. |
| Kate Orchard joined the Women's Auxiliary Corps in India in 1942 and continues to support the Poppy Appeal. | Kate Orchard joined the Women's Auxiliary Corps in India in 1942 and continues to support the Poppy Appeal. |
| Ms Orchard spent Wednesday selling poppies at a supermarket in Camborne. | Ms Orchard spent Wednesday selling poppies at a supermarket in Camborne. |
| She said she would do it "anytime" and feels she "must be there to sell poppies to help our heroes". | She said she would do it "anytime" and feels she "must be there to sell poppies to help our heroes". |
| Kate Orchard took the controls for part of the glider flight on Monday | Kate Orchard took the controls for part of the glider flight on Monday |
| In April, aged 99 years old, Mrs Orchard took to the skies in a glider to raise money for Help for Heroes. | In April, aged 99 years old, Mrs Orchard took to the skies in a glider to raise money for Help for Heroes. |
| The veteran said: "People are very generous, especially when it comes to the poppy appeal, because it's going to help these soldiers, sailors, airmen, who sacrificed so much for our country." | The veteran said: "People are very generous, especially when it comes to the poppy appeal, because it's going to help these soldiers, sailors, airmen, who sacrificed so much for our country." |
| Mrs Orchard was born in India and volunteered to serve in the Women's Auxiliary Corps (India) at the age of 20. | Mrs Orchard was born in India and volunteered to serve in the Women's Auxiliary Corps (India) at the age of 20. |
| Kate Orchard rose the rank of Warrant Officer | Kate Orchard rose the rank of Warrant Officer |
| She worked alongside both the RAF and the Indian Air Force, as a plotter/teller on 24-hour watches, plotting aircraft targets and sending signals to the air warning systems. | She worked alongside both the RAF and the Indian Air Force, as a plotter/teller on 24-hour watches, plotting aircraft targets and sending signals to the air warning systems. |
| She said: "It was very, very tense and you had to be accurate with all the plotting." | She said: "It was very, very tense and you had to be accurate with all the plotting." |
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| Remembrance poppy | |
| The Royal British Legion | |
| Camborne |
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