As dawn broke

On D-Day 6 June 1944, the 6th, 8th and 9th Battalions DLI - the same three battalions that had landed in Sicily - waded ashore on Gold Beach as part of the Allied invasion of Normandy.

Charles Turnbull

Charles Turnbull's biography (PDF) [50KB]

Charles remembers training for D-Day in 1944.

Charles Turnbull's transcript (PDF) [117KB]

John Forster

John Forster's biography (PDF) [50KB]

John remembers crossing the Channel on D-Day.

John Forster's transcript (PDF) [34KB]

Thomas Thornthwaite

Thomas Thornthwaite's biography (PDF) [51KB]

Thomas remembers a landing craft on D-Day.

Thomas Thornthwaite's transcript (PDF) [33KB]

William Jalland

William Jalland's biography (PDF) [50KB]

William remembers his uniform and equipment on D-Day.

William Jalland's transcript (PDF) [34KB]

John Mogg

John Mogg's biography (PDF) [48KB]

John remembers landing on Gold Beach on D-Day.

John Mogg's transcript (PDF) [31KB]