An 'ordinary man' receives the Legion d'honneur
Christine had come here today to talk about her father, Roy Waring. He was resident in Menston from April 1954 and was born on 23rd January 1925 and died on 29th November 2016. He served in the Kings Own Yorkshire Infantry from 1943. He was involved on active duty on D Day and went in on Day 3 at Sword Beach. He never really talked about his experiences there. He was also involved after the war in the liberation of Roosendaal in Holland, and was stationed there with a family for some time. Because of his service on D Day he was awarded France's highest honour, the Legion D'Honneur. He was abou... Mehr ...
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| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
| Schlagwörter: | British history / European history (excl. British / classical Greek and Roman) / International history / Their Finest Hour / World War Two / Armed Forces / Armies / Army / Child / Childhood / Children / Churchill / Civilian / Civilians / D Day / D-Day / D-Day Landings / Dutch / Europe / European / France / French / Holland / Invasion / Italian / Italy / Letter / Letters / Medal / Netherlands / Normandy / Normandy Landings / North West Europe / Operation Neptune / Operation Overlord / POW / POWs / Photo / Photograph / Photographs / Photos / Politician / Politics / Prime Minister / Prison Camp / Prisoner / Prisoners / Prisoners of War / The Netherlands |
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| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29034571 |
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| Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25912813.v1 |
