Norman Brereton 23,10,1925-3,6,1969. I never thought of my dad as a hero he was just my dad, but 65 years after the D-Day landings I realise that is what he was. He never spoke much about what happened to him at that time just that he was based on tank landing craft. The craft was disabled and he was rescued by a ship which was torpedoed then by a destroyer which was also sunk. I think being in the oil polluted water is what caused his premature death. I was sad to see the veterans in France at all the remembrance services and think of all the years and family events my dad has missed.
