Veteran Stories – British Normandy Memorial

VETERAN STORIES

The events of the Battle of Normandy told through a collection of personal Stories

FEATURED VETERAN

TED EMMINGS’ D-DAY

Ted joined the Navy in 1941 when he was just 17.

FEATURED VETERAN

NORMANDY VETERAN PATRON, GEORGE BATTS MBE

George was an 18-year-old Sapper when he landed on Gold Beach on the morning of 6 June.

VETERAN STORIES

Normandy Veteran Patron, George Batts MBE

Frank Baugh's Narrow Escape

Harry Billinge MBE, Ambassador & Fundraiser

Stanley Christopherson & The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry

Les Dobinson and Joe Cattini

Ted Emmings' D-Day

Robert Erskine's Military Medal

Allan (Bill) William Findley

Maureen Gara

Denys Hunter's D-Day experience

Joseph Mark's Arrival in Normandy

Piper Bill Millin

Bob Reeves Recalls the Landing Crafts On D-Day

Bill Ridgway's & Bob Laverty's Memories Of Normandy

Reg Rumbles' D-Day Diary

John Edis Spence's Normandy experience

Patrick Thomas' Tribute To Lost Comrades

FEATURED SHOP ITEM

£180

D-DAY 80 Miniature Sculpture

High-quality bronze resin miniature sculpture

£30

D-DAY 80 Gift Pack

Limited edition D-DAY 80 Cap, Mug and Pin Badge

£19.99

D-DAY 80 British Normandy Memorial Cap

A contemporary adjustable cap

NEWS

D-Day 80: How to support The Winston Churchill Centre for Education and Learning

Having entered the 80th anniversary year of D-Day, Lord Richard Dannatt, Chair of the Normandy Memorial Trust, has recorded a message from the Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer.

D-Day 80: Education Pack

Normandy Memorial Trust announces second phase of project with construction of the ‘Winston Churchill Centre for Education and Learning’ on site of British Normandy Memorial.

D-Day 80: Standing with Giants Installation

A total of 1,475 silhouettes by ‘Standing with Giants’ will appear in Spring 2024 at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, representing the number of fatalities under British command on 6 June 1944.