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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Samuel Bernard Bastow (Sammie)

Jason Bastow (Grandson)
21/05/2024

My Grandad served aboard minesweeper BYMS 2035. He cleared lanes prior to the landings, amongst many other things. A wonderful man who seldomly spoke of the war, but like all who served, a brave man willing to make the sacrifice for freedom. God bless all who served and who still do.

Samuel Bernard Bastow (Sammie)
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