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Leslie Gilbert was the fourth of eight children born to Lily and Trewern Gilbert in Bognor Regis, Sussex in early 1924.

This is about my uncle Alastair Hardie from Kirriemuir in Scotland. In many ways his story is not an exceptional one.

Lipton’s zigzag Bastogne story

Sydney Howarth Bazley Flight Lieutenant

Dick Winters

Charlie Dunn

Malcolm Petfield "Lofty"

by Rob and Katie Vogels (who have taken up the honourable task to make these ‘Clinton Kwaak Memorial Pages’ on Back to Normandy.)

D-Day – Pathways of Courage

Photo: Dennis when he was visiting us (2007) during the commemoration of WW2 with the Airgunners in Dronten

Some time ago I had contact with this remarkable person and asked him to tell me more about his landing on Omaha beach, June 6th 1944
Here is his story:

I am Michael Accordino. I landed o­n DDay, Omaha Beach 1st wave with the 299th Engineer Combat Battalion. Our objective blow the beach obstaclesfor the following waves. June of 2004 I returned to Normandy for the 60th Anniversary of DDay. 

Don Wills Story, Loss of Lancaster LM675

Quite a story. Thanks for sharing it with me."

Stanley Coleman

Dame Vera Lynn

 An interview with George Batts, National Secretary Normandy Veterans Association (NVA)

A request reached Back to Normandy.

Richard Edgar Peter Brooker war history