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Click on the name to read the stories underneath!  Atkinson, Frank Frank was born in County Durham in May, 1924 and was
called up into the army when he was eighteen years old.He became “14366076 Private Atkins...  Bush, George George Bush, Sargeant B Coy, 2nd Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, (Vickers Machine Gunner) At the start of the war the 2nd Battalion ...  Caldwell Gray, Louis D-Day - The very first to arrive Harbour Defence Motor Launch 1383 Of the vario...  Corry, Joseph My name is Joseph Corry. I was born on 21/12/1923 at Kirkoswold, Cumbria, England. At the age of 17 ½ yrs I joined the Royal Navy, reporting to H.M.S....  de Leeuw, HansTwee jaar voor de oorlog uitbrak was ik in België werkzaam. Na de Duitse invasie belandde ik na een moeizame vlucht in Engeland, waar ik me prompt aan...  Dunkley, Richard R. 14426694
I had with the rest of a 3 inch mortar tea...  Graham, James Henry (Harry)We landed on Gold Beach 7 June 1944. The guns landed on the 6st of June.The regiment belonged to: 5 AGRA (Army Gramp Royal Artillery) so the 5.5" g...  Linden, JoeThe first thing I remember of Normandy was being pleased to be on dry land again after the rough Channel crossing. We began the task of Flailing the b...  Sedgley, HarryHarry Sedgley ex Buffs Royal East Kent Regiment, (6292840), and Royal Engineers. Born 23 May 1921 volunteered 20th june 1940. Had tr...  Sowerby, Bill"I volunteered for the army at the age of 17. After four weeks of initially training and 8 weeks warfare training with the regiment, including manoeuv...  Wilson, Frederick (Fred) Fred Wilson (T/293590) was born 31 March 1922. He enlisted 23 October 1941 at the age of 19 and got his training in Chesterfield and Eckington.
In 19...  Wood, DennisThe war began on 1st September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. I had my fifteenth birthday two weeks before the war began. I was... THEY WERE THEREMembers of the Isle of Wight Branch (closed)As the Allied nations of the Second World War commemorated the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the Normandy campaign that led to the liberation of Nazi- occupied Europe, Isle of Wight veterans of that operation looked back with pride and some sadness on those momentous events of 1944. Some of the veterans were Island born; some made their homes on the Island later in life; some are no longer with us. Over the years a good number of them have kept in touch through the Isle of Wight branch of the Normandy Veterans Association. Here are some of their recollections. (Compiled by Veteran Ian Gordon from personal interviews carried out for the Isle of Wight N.V.A. branch newsletter) |