........ my father went on a trip to Sword Beach in Normandy with some of his friends in the Royal Marine Commandos. He was 20 years old at the time. A proud and poignant time for all in his family as the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings is remembered.
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| Marine Derrick Ernest Parsons (Service number PO/x 109149) |
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| Aerial view of Sword Beach |
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| RM Commandos coming ashore |
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| The berets of the RM Commandos in the thick of it. |
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| My dad's green beret and his medals from the various WW2 campaigns he was involved in. That on the right is the Operation Overlord Medal issued to those who were involved in D-Day by the town of Caen on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the liberation of France. |
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| The Diploma from the French Government that my dad, and other veterans, received in recognition of the part they played in D Day. Later on, the surviving veterans were awarded the Legion D'Honneur but, as this was not given posthumously, dad was no longer with us to get his. But I think he deserves to be associated with it 'in absentia'. |
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