The following adverts have been placed recently and are shown in the order in which they were added. This is intended for the benefit of people who check the Veterans Ads section regularly and find it difficult to sort between the new and the old in the main alphabetical A-Z list. Copies of all these adverts can also in the A-Z section, and will be removed from this section after a period of several months.

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Sgt Charles Arthur Luck (advert placed 26/01/26)

My grandfather was Charles Arthur Luck and he served in the 6th Airborne Division. I visited Normandy in 2023 and met a lovely historian on a Ledger battlefield tour. He found out my grandad was a sergeant on a glider that landed in Orne near Pegasus Bridge on D Day. He then went on to The Rhine and then went to Palestine. Sadly he passed away in 1966 at the age of 45 and didnt speak about his time in the army. I would love to hear if any one else knew his name. Debbie Beck, d_beck@hotmail.co.uk

Pte Robert Stephen Lancaster (KIA 21/08/44) (advert placed 08/03/23)

I'm looking for any information anout my great uncle Robert Stephen Lancaster from Grimsby, 8th Parachute Battalion, died 21st August 1944, buried in Ranville Cemetery. Michelle Lancaster, shelby-57@hotmail.com

Sgt Christopher Cyril "Pete" Barwick (KIA 07/06/44) (advert placed 05/12/22)

On June 7th 1944, 10 soldiers of 6th Airborne, 2nd Ox and Bucks, were killed during the fighting to take control of the village of Escoville (about 4 kms from Pegasus Bridge). Almost 80 years later, the municipality of Escoville would particularly like to honour two of these brave men:- Private William Sydney Wilkins, 2nd Ox and Bucks, Service number 5682457; Sergeant Christopher Cyril (Pete) Barwick, D Company, 2nd Ox and Bucks, Service number 5383457. Sergeant Barwick was part of Ranville and Benouville bridges Coup de main. He left UK a few minutes before 11pm on june 5th aboard HORSA no.4 (Captain Priday unit). The glider was supposed to land close to Benouville bridge, but it unfortunately landed at a wrong place (close to Varaville Bridge). Captain Priday, Sergeant Barwick, and their comrades were finally able to reach the bulk of the Battalion, in Ranville, in the evening of June 6th. It's the day after, on June 7th, that Sergeant Barwick was killed in action in Escoville. We were able to obtain photos available on the Internet, but we would like to have more information about his military career and find testimonies of his actions on June 6th and 7th, 1944. It would also be very important, if possible, to know - as precisely as possible - the circumstances and the exact place of his death. The few testimonies we have now are indeed too imprecise to consider installing a commemorative plaque. Franck Gobert, contact@memory-tracks.fr