Sixty years after D-Day, a special exhibitionat Maidenhead Heritage Centre is open to honour Maidonians who took part in the invasion of France on 6th June 1944. Read and listen to their stories.
Sergeant Ted Bond, 26, was in charge of a platoon of C Company, 5 Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment. He landed at H Hour on 6 June 1944 on Juno Beach at Bernieres-sur-Mer.
Sergeant Major Harry Griffin, 27, was with REME, attached to 151 Brigade, 50 Division and had fought at Dunkirk, in North Africa and in Sicily. He landed on Gold Beach early on 6th June 1944.