Fred Lee was just 17-years-old when his frigate HMS Nith dropped the first wave of troops on Gold Beach at 7.25am on June 6, 1944. He died following a short illness, beside family, at home on July 28.
Lance Bombardier Les Pring, who has died aged 98, was hailed as a war hero for his defence of St Honorine, France against the Nazis following the D-Day invasion of 1944.