Episode details

Radio Derby,5 mins
D-Day veteran gets Freedom of Derbyshire
Available for over a year
99-year-old D-Day veteran Albert Keir from Bakewell was part of the naval crew that ferried US troops onto Utah Beach in France during World War Two. He's also one of the Royal British Legion's longest serving poppy sellers in the country. BBC Radio Derby's Andy Twigge has been speaking to his son Andrew.
Programme Website