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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David Charles Owens 7th Battalion Green Howards

Daughter, Karen
18/05/2024

Dad landed on Gold Beach on D-Day - he was 20 years old. Wounded after making it a way inland. Brought back to the beach and given the last rites before being shipped home to a hospital in Birmingham. Met Mum and married in 1945. Lived the rest of his life affected by his injuries. Passed in 2005 and is missed everyday.

David Charles Owens 7th Battalion Green Howards
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