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D-DAY 80 THE LAST VETERANS To coincide with the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, a team from ITV Meridian tracked down and interviewed more than 80 survivors of that operation. Here is a living archive of memories from Normandy and wartime veterans recorded between June 2023 and May 2024. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. KEN COOKE THE GREEN HOWARDS Just 18 when he waded ashore on D-Day, Mr Cooke was an infantryman with 7th Battalion The Green Howards which crossed the English Channel from Southampton Read Ken's Story MARIE SCOTT WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE Listening to and collating the Operation Overlord messages on D-Day, Marie Scott was a switchboard operator in the tunnels of Fort Southwick in Hampshire. Read Marie's Story ROY HAYWARD SHERWOOD RANGERS YEOMANRY Landing after dark on the evening of D-Day on Gold Beach as a reserve tank crewman, Mr Hayward from the Isle of Wight was in an ammunition lorry following a line of tanks as it moved forwards. Read Roy 's Story JOHN ROBERTS ROYAL NAVY Part of the Naval offensive on D-Day designed to counter German artillery, Mr Roberts was a sub-lieutenant aboard the destroyer HMS Serapis. It escorted a convoy across the Channel that included minesweepers tasked with clearing the way to Sword Beach. Read John 's Story BETTY WITHERS WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE A cook stationed on the South coast in the build-up to the invasion, Mrs Withers was at Hayling Island where a significant part of the amphibious training for D-Day took place. Read Betty's Story LES BUDDING ROYAL MARINES Manning an Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun on a Landing Craft Flak on D-Day, Mr Budding had been based in Portsmouth for weeks leading up to the invasion and saw the massive build up of ships there. Read Les's Story Previous Next OUR VETERANS ALBERT BARNES Royal Army Service Corps Read Albert's Story ALEC PENSTONE Royal Navy Read Alec's Story ALBERT GIBBS General Service Corp Read Albert's Story ALBERT WESTGATE RAF Read Albert's Story ALFRED GUENIGAULT Airborne Division Read Alfred's Story BERNARD MORGAN RAF Read Bernard's Story BERT HAMMOND RAF Read Bert's Story BETTY WEBB Auxiliary Territorial Service Read Betty's Story BETTY WITHERS Women's Royal Naval Service Read Betty's Story BILL GLADDON 6th Airborne Armoured Recce Regiment Read Bill's Story BILL JOHNSTON Royal Field Artillery Read Bill's Story BOB GRAVELLS Royal Navy Read Bob's Story BOB PIPER Royal Signals Read Bob's Story BRYAN SAMAIN Royal Marine Commandos Read Bryan's Story CECIL NEWTON Royal Dragoon Guards Read Cecil's Story CHARLES GILES Royal Navy Read Charles's Story CHRISTIAN LAMB Women's Royal Naval Service Read Christian's Story DAVID TEACHER Beach Units Read David's Story DENIS LANHAM Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Read Denis's Story DON SHEPPARD Royal Engineers Read Don's Story DOROTHEA BARRON Women’s Royal Naval Service Read Dorothea's Story DOROTHY MARSH Women’s Royal Naval Service Read Dorothy's Story ELIZABETH GREEN Evacuee Read Elizabeth's Story EUGENIUSZ NIEDZIELSKI Polish 1st Armoured Division Read Eugeniusz's Story GEOFFREY WEAVING Royal Navy Read Geoffrey's Story GEORGE CHANDLER Royal Navy Read George's Story GEORGE HARMER Royal Navy Read George's Story GEORGE WORROLL Royal Army Service Corps Read George's Story GILBERT CLARKE RAF Read Gilbert's Story GORDON BARRETT RAF Maintenance Unit Read Gordon's Story HARRY GARTHWAITE RAF Read Harry's Story HARRY HOWORTH King's Shropshire Light Infantry Read Harry's Story HARRY RAWLINGS King’s Royal Rifles Read Harry's Story HENRY LEACH Royal Hampshire Regiment Read Henry's Story JACK GLEDHILL Royal Engineers Read Jack's Story JACK HEMMINGS RAF Read Jack's Story JACK MORTIMER Royal Army Ordnance Corps Read Jack's Story JACK QUINN Royal Marines Read Jack's Story JAKE LARSON US Army Read Jake's Story JAMES BELCHER Royal Marines Read James's Story JIM GRANT Royal Marines Read Jim's Story JOAN JOHNSON Auxiliary Territorial Service Read Joan's Story JOE RANDALL RAF Read Joe's Story JOHN DENNETT Royal Navy Read John's Story JOHN EVANS Southampton Docks Read John's Story JOHN HADDOCK RAF Read John's Story JOHN ROBERTS Royal Navy Read John's Story JOYCE WILDING Special Operations Executive Read Joyce's Story KEN BENBOW Royal Navy Read Ken's Story KEN COOKE The Green Howards Read Ken's Story KEN HAY Dorset Regiment Read Ken's Story LES BUDDING Royal Marines Read Les's Story LES UNDERWOOD Royal Navy Read Les's Story MARIE SCOTT Women's Royal Naval Service Read Marie's Story MARION LOVELAND Women's Royal Naval Service Read Marion's Story MARY HOLLEY Royal Navy spouse Read Mary's Story MARY PAPWORTH Auxiliary Territorial Service Read Mary's Story MERVYN KERSH Royal Army Ordnance Corps Read Mervyn's Story MICK JENNINGS Royal Navy Read Mick's Story MIDRED SCHUTZ Special Operations Executive Read Midred's Story NORRIE BARTLETT Royal Navy Read Norrie's Story PATRICIA OWTRAM Women’s Royal Naval Service Read Patricia's Story PAM HARDING Women’s Royal Naval Service Read Pam's Story PETER BELCHER Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Read Peter's Story PETER KENT Royal Navy Read Peter's Story PETER LOVETT Beach Unit Read Peter's Story PETER ORLANDO US Navy Read Peter's Story PETER SMOOTHY Royal Navy Read Peter's Story POPPY BUTCHER Schoolgirl/Dockyard worker Read Poppy's Story REG CHARLES Ox and Bucks Light Infantry Read Reg's Story REG PYE Royal Engineers Read Reg's Story RICHARD ALDRED Royal Armoured Corps Read Richard's Story RICHARD BROCK East Lancashire Regiment Read Richard's Story ROBBIE HALL Womens’ Auxiliary Air Force Read Robbie's Story RON PARKER Royal Engineers Read Ron's Story ROY HAYWARD Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Read Roy's Story RUTH BOURNE Women’s Royal Naval Service Read Ruth's Story SIMEON MAYOU Royal Navy Patrol Service Read Simeon's Story STAN FORD Royal Navy Read Stan's Story TED RUTLAND Royal Armoured Corps Read Ted's Story © Copyright ITV Consumer Limited 2024 Privacy Policy Terms of Use