A D-DAY veteran who also helped survivors of the Hiroshima nuclear bomb has died aged 97.
Alf Lonsdale served in the Royal Navy and was awarded numerous medals for his service during World War Two.
He assisted troops who landed on the beaches at Arromanches in France during D-Day in 1944.
He also helped tow temporary Mulberry harbours across the Channel.
Earlier, in 1943, he narrowly escaped being hit by a bomb on board the HMS Valiant while providing firing cover for Allied soldiers landing in Salerno, Italy.
In 1945 Alf was part of a naval contingent sent to assist victims who had survived the Hiroshima bomb in Japan.
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He even served with Prince Philip, and later spent 19 years working in the fire service.
Friend Bob Jenkinson, 75, had known bachelor Alf, of Horley, Surrey, since 1965.
He said: “He was one of those characters who would talk to anyone and was well loved.”
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