Ken Pusey, now 98, considered going to the cinema on December 16, 1944 in Belgium, where he was serving – but he made a late decision to go instead to a new club after hearing it was serving draught Guinness. Bookmark Comments 2 NEWS ByIrishmirror.ie 05:00, 16 DEC 2024 Ken Pusey, now 98, had planned to spend the day at a cinema in Belgium on 16th December 1944 – the first day of the “Battle of the Bulge”. But at the very last minute he changed his mind and headed to a new club after hearing it was serving draught Guinness. A second World War soldier has recalled how the toss of a coin and the allure of a pint of Guinness saved his life from a Nazi rocket attack exactly 80 years ago. Ken Pusey, now 98, considered going to the cinema on December 16, 1944 in Belgium, where he was serving. But he made a late decision to go instead to a new club after hearing it was serving draught Guinness. While Ken supped a pint of the black stuff, the nearby Cinema Rex in Antwerp was hit by a Nazi V2 rocket. More than 1,000 people were inside and the blast killed 567, including 296 Allied service personnel.
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