Reginald Pye, 99, Royal Engineers
A driver carrying sappers, mines and ammunition. Whereas shifting via Normandy 14 days after D-Day he gave a 14-year-old lady his night meal of a slice of bread with jam and a tin of pilchards. The following day he discovered she had half-filled his mess tin with milk and left a word on the again of an image of herself, which Reg has saved in his pockets ever since.
Alec Penston, 98, Legion of Honour, Royal Navy
Skilled as a submarine detector and previous to the landings served within the Arctic Convoys. Was on the escort plane service HMS Campania throughout the Normandy Marketing campaign.
Jack Quinn, 98, Croix de Guerre, Legion of Honour, Royal Marines
Coxswain of a touchdown craft. Crept into Normandy beneath cowl of darkness on the night time of June 5. His job was to absorb frogmen who have been to explode mines on the seaside obstacles. He was then tasked to run into the seaside at Arromanches and choose up a person and a lady. He additionally disobeyed directions to rescue a French crew whose boat was on hearth.
Richard Aldred, 98, Legion of Honour, Royal Armoured Corps
Landed Cromwell Tank on the Mulberry Harbour. On August 26 his tank was destroyed however he was given a substitute. Was within the push to Belgium, Holland and Berlin, driving beneath the Brandenburg Gate.
Henry Rice, 97, Legion of Honour, Royal Navy
Signalman on HMS Eastway, a touchdown ship (dock) used to produce males and gear as wanted to the varied seashores.
Cyril Stanley (Stan) Ford, 98, Legion of Honour, Royal Navy
Served on HMS Fratton, an escort ship for craft taking males and provides throughout the Channel on D-Day and afterwards. She was sunk. The mine explosion was so extreme the gun platform Stan was working was blown off the ship and into the water with him nonetheless on it.
Ken Hay, 97, MBE Legion of Honour, 4th Dorset Regiment
Landed at Courseulles-sur-Mer. 9 of his unit have been killed throughout an evening raid a month later. Sixteen escaped, together with his brother, and Ken was captured with 4 others. Put to work in a coal mine in Zabrze, Poland. As a PoW, compelled to take part in The Lengthy March throughout the ultimate levels of the battle.
