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, 50 KB)

Charles remembers training for D-Day in 1944.

Charles Turnbull's transcript (PDF, 117 KB)

John Forster

John Forster's biography (PDF, 50 KB)

John remembers crossing the Channel on D-Day.

John Forster's transcript (PDF, 34 KB)

Thomas Thornthwaite

Thomas Thornthwaite's biography (PDF, 51 KB)

Thomas remembers a landing craft on D-Day.

Thomas Thornthwaite's transcript (PDF, 33 KB)

William Jalland

William Jalland's biography (PDF, 50 KB)

William remembers his uniform and equipment on D-Day.

William Jalland's transcript (PDF, 34 KB)

John Mogg

John Mogg's biography (PDF, 48 KB)

John remembers landing on Gold Beach on D-Day.

John Mogg's transcript (PDF, 31 KB)