Britain And France Mourn Normandy Veteran Jack, 98
Daily Express|June 13, 2022
ONE of Britain’s last Normandy veterans whose bravery was applauded by world leaders has died aged 98.
Mark Reynolds
Britain And France Mourn Normandy Veteran Jack, 98

Jack Woods died just two days before the 78th anniversary of D-Day – a commemoration he had not missed for decades – in the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

The death of the highly-decorated soldier and campaigner for veterans was mourned in France and Norfolk.

In 2015 he recalled: “We sailed for Normandy during a storm and I was as sick as a dog.

“It didn’t take long for me to realise that we were killing people that were just like us, ordinary young lads. I thought, ‘This is not right’.

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