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What a guy. We shouldnt really use the words "hero" and "legend" in relation to sportsmen (although I'm as guilty as the next man in doing so). Those words should be reserved for chaps such as this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yak
Absolute hero, and legend. RIP.
Wow.
What bravery.
Different generation.
RIP and thank you.
My uncle was the same generation and roughly the same age.
Joined East York’s in 1938
Part of BEF so sent to France at start of WW2
Evacuated from Dunkirk
Retrained as a Bren gun carrier driver
Landed in Normandy on D-Day
Regiment fought their way inland but got bogged down outside Caen
Wounded in action at Caen, medics evacuated him but the ambulance hit a mine killing all in it.
Buried at Bayeux War Cemetery
His name has recently been added to the new Normandy Landings Memorial
He didn’t see his 26th birthday.
Well done, Yak. Respect.
RIP sir