D-Day veteran Cecil Newton dies aged 101
Summary
Cecil Newton, a 101-year-old veteran from the D-Day assault in 1944, has passed away peacefully in his sleep. Newton was a part of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and served in an amphibious Sherman Tank during the D-Day operation.Key Facts
- Cecil Newton was a World War II veteran who took part in the D-Day landing.
- He was 101 years old at the time of his death.
- In World War II, Newton served in the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards.
- Newton's job was working as a loader in an amphibious Sherman Tank. An amphibious tank can travel both on land and in water.
- His tank was among the first to land on Gold Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944.
- Following the beach landing, his tank was tasked with disabling a German block-house, which is a fortified building, that was defending the beach.
- Newton was seriously wounded in an attack in a German village in November 1944, where he got shot three times and injured his leg.
- In 2024, Newton returned to France for the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations. He visited a French school named after him and other places where his fellow soldiers had fallen in battle.
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