# GB News Veterans’ Voices: Saturday, November 7, 2026

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gb-news-veterans-voices-saturday-november-7-2026/
- Published: 2026-11-07T06:00:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T07:24:47+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/reflections/video-gb-news-veterans-voices-saturday-november-7-2026
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Jane Wilkes served 15 years in the British Army.
- She was diagnosed with breast cancer during her Afghanistan deployment.
- She designed this year’s poppy glass for the Poppy Appeal.

## Summary

Jane Wilkes, who served 15 years in the British Army and deployed to several conflict zones, has shared her experiences as part of a Remembrance series. Her account highlights the emotional demands of casualty notification work and the support that helped her after illness and service.

Based in Lashkar Gah during a 2011 Afghanistan deployment, Wilkes was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer after finding a lump and returned to the UK for chemotherapy in 2012. The Royal British Legion suggested a course for wounded, injured and sick personnel, which helped her address difficult experiences. Now an artist in Shrewsbury, she designed this year’s poppy glass for the Poppy Appeal and says remembrance honours friends and colleagues who died.

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