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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Tommy Kelly 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion.

His son
26/05/2024

Dad joined the 7th (Li) Parachute Battalion in Normandy as a re-enforcement. He helped liberate the town of Pont Le Eveque and surrounding areas. Pte Kelly then served in the Ardennes, Germany & SE Asia. After the war, he joined The Parachute Regiment TA and was a Parachute Regiment soldier until he was 38 years old.

Tommy Kelly 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion.
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