although he did condemn the frank hester comments. we know today that there was an extra 5 million that he d given the conservatives party, so the public did not know so it was £15 million he needed returning, not £10 million which is the new clarity today s disclosure has brought to the situation. ~ . ., disclosure has brought to the situation. ~ . . ., ., situation. what have lancaster and the conservative situation. what have lancaster and the conservative party situation. what have lancaster and the conservative party said - situation. what have lancaster and the conservative party said in - the conservative party said in response? we the conservative party said in resnonse? the conservative party said in resonse? ~ . ., ., response? we haven t heard from frank hester response? we haven t heard from frank hester himself response? we haven t heard from frank hester himself yet - response? we haven t heard from frank hester himself yet that - response? we haven
Surrounded by illuminated graves of 4,140 men who gave their lives for our liberation, the Princess Royal recited the words: He is not dead whose memory lives in hearts that know and loved him .
died was part of war. margaret brotheridge never knew her father. she was born just 19 days after he was killed leading the first attack just minutes after midnight on d day. he was chosen to go first, and i understand he got drunk as soon as he was chosen because he knew he d probably be potted first. but if you re in the army, you are trained to do a job, aren t you? born in smethwick, lieutenant den brotheridge was one of 181 hand picked soldiers who packed into six gliders late on the night of monday, the 5th ofjune, 1944. their destination two small bridges in normandy. it would have been very hard for them. they must have been anxious. so there was a sacrifice but, at the end of it, there was freedom.
memory is disappearing, it s becoming history. and so the experience is different, and what has to be done is a task of learning and education, rather than simply evoking memories and emotions, which are obviously not the same as they were, say, 20, 30 years ago. in the early hours of 6thjune 1944, lieutenant den brotheridge took part in a daring raid to capture two strategic bridges in normandy, ahead of the main beach landings. it was a successful mission, but den was shot by a german machine gunner and is considered to be the first allied solider to be killed in combat on d day. in the early hours of 6thjune 1944, lieutenant den brotheridge ben sidwell has been to meet his daughter margaret. i m obviously proud of what he did, but the fact that he