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 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]