Mr Ford was on HMS Fratton during D-Day and later in the summer of 1944 his vessel was sunk just off the French coast The ship was sunk ... of the D-Day 80th anniversary events for the MOD.

June 5 marks the 80th anniversary of World War II D-Day, the invasion of Normandy. The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what ...

This Thursday, June 6, the Falkland Islands will also be joining the D-Day 80th Anniversary of the beach ... “A shared moment of celebration”. Coming together to remember in such an occasion ...

Two days of events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy began on Wednesday in Portsmouth - from where much of the 1944 invasion force sailed. More than 500 veterans ...