D-Day 80 Memorial

This is a special place for you to share memories and photos of your loved ones who were involved in D-Day - and the wider war effort.

“…the spirit of the people, resolute, dedicated, burned like a bright flame, lit surely from those unseen fires which nothing can quench.”  King George VI, 6 June 1944 (D-Day)

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D-Day Piper Bill Millin

Piper John MIllin
18/05/2024

My Father Piper Bill Millin personal piper to Lord Lovat. 1st Special Service Commando Brigade. He played the bagpipes on Sword Beach as the commandos disembarked under heavy enemy fire. He continued to play the pipes as the commandos made their way to Pegasus bridge to relieve Major John Howard and his airborne forces.

D-Day Piper Bill Millin
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