assaulted the senses. ken hay was still a teenager when he first landed in normandy, his thoughts summed up in a poem he wrote and read at a remembrance service. lord, keep me safe. i m just 18, and still a lot of life to live. for many of the veterans visiting graves of mates, now seeing their names immortalized here, means so much to them. we were in signal platoon together with the essex. ken remembers denny circus, who d intended to return home and marry his sweetheart. he was talking about, we ll get married after the war. they were already making their plans. there he is. and i suppose that girl was left hot and dry. he was a really good guy. not because he s dead. he was a really good guy.
Bill Macdonald: Queen s Own Highlander and TA Major, dies age 72
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Bill Macdonald: Queen s Own Highlander and TA Major, dies age 72
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