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Harry Billinge, who has died aged 96, was just 18 when he was one of the first British soldiers to land on Gold Beach during the Battle of Normandy.

D-Day war hero Harry Billinge will have his wake held at a local brewery – who will brew a special beer in his honour that it wants the public to…

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The former Royal Engineer, who lived in St Austell in Cornwall, was just 18 when he was one of the first British soldiers to land on Gold Beach in 1944 during the Second World War.

Royal Engineer survived landings and battles in France and went on to raise more than £50,000 for veterans

He was awarded an MBE after raising funds used to create the British Normandy Memorial.

The former Royal Engineer, who lived in St Austell in Cornwall, was just 18 when he was one of the first British soldiers to land on Gold Beach in 1944 during the Second World War.

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