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2 giorni fa · 100-year-old Cyril (k.a Lou) Bird, born in December 1923, joined the 58th Training Regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps at the age of 17 in May 1941. At first, he trained at the Armoured Fighting Vehicle School at Bovington and then that same year joined the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in Longframlington, Northumberland.
1 giorno fa · This forced Cyril’s return to the UK, where he was treated at Taunton military hospital, followed by a convalescent home in Bournemouth. These were short stays, for Cyril rejoined his regiment three months later in Holland, and they soon liberated Ghent, a port city in Belgium with a population of 335,000 inhabitants.
1 giorno fa · Cyril “Dickie” Bird is 100, a recipient of the Military Medal and Legion D’Honneur, and a proud alumni of the 5th Royal Tank Regiment (5RTR). He lives in Edinburgh with his wife, Liz. Cyril ...
1 giorno fa · Greenock Telegraph. Courageous 100-year-old war veteran who fought in D-Day started journey in Greenock. 2024-06-06 -. A BRAVE war veteran whose journey towards the D-Day landings started in Greenock has helped shine a spotlight on the 80th anniversary of the momentous moment in history. Cyril ‘Lou’ Bird, who is now 100, passed a torch of ...
4 giorni fa · 1885 - Cyril Holland, britannico († 1915) 1885 - Georges Mandel, giornalista e politico francese († 1944) 1885 - Edward Tritschler, ginnasta e multiplista statunitense († 1963) 1886 - Kurt Hahn, pedagogista tedesco († 1974) 1886 - Harry Heusser, pittore e grafico austriaco († 1943)
2 giorni fa · In June 1944, Cyril landed on Gold Beach near Arromanches on D-Day, June 6, 1944 at around midday, for the start of Operation Overlord. He was wounded at Aunay-sur-Odon in Normandy when a shell exploded close to him and shrapnel became lodged in his back and legs. Cyril was sent back to the UK to recuperate and in September 1944, he joined the ...
4 giorni fa · Cyril Holland died aged 29 during the First World War in France. He was killed by a German sniper. Wilde's wife, Constance Lloyd changed her, and their sons' names from Wilde to Holland after the scandal broke in 1895.
