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6th JUNE 1944

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PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 6 Jun 2021 09:14

D-DAY

We will remember <3

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 6 Jun 2021 10:06

<3 <3

Researching:
Go on, make my day!

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 6 Jun 2021 10:21

<3 <3

Allan

Allan Report 6 Jun 2021 10:28

To my shame, I had not realised the significance of the date :-(

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 6 Jun 2021 10:46

I grew up near Portsmouth, so the date was explained to me as a young child.

https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/102641/

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 6 Jun 2021 10:48

Always remembered <3

Researching:
Gloucestershire, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, London, Lithuania, Russia

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Jun 2021 10:59

Service taking place at the British Normandy Memorial on BBC News channel at the moment, in conjunction with service from our National Memorial Arboretum.

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 6 Jun 2021 13:53

We spent the day yesterday at Bletchley Park, so learned a lot about the background to D Day

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 6 Jun 2021 14:56

You were almost on my doorstep Linda :-D

We must never forget everone involved in D day <3 <3

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 6 Jun 2021 15:34

It should be taught in schools too.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.