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D-Day veteran remembered as 'great character with cheeky smile' after death aged 100
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Sky News UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 12 Oct 2026, 19:38 UTC. The headline in use is “D-Day veteran remembered as 'great character with cheeky smile' after death aged 100”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A Second World War veteran who served in the Royal Navy as part of the D-Day landings has died at the age of 100.
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D-Day veteran remembered as 'great character with cheeky smile' after death aged 100
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