Pegasus Bridge: In Their Own Words – Talk featuring archival interviews with D-Day veterans
Thu 23 May, 07:00 - 20:30
The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Park St, Woodstock
Hear from veterans who were some of the first troops to land on D-Day, in one of the most famous actions of the campaign.
This talk with David Innes and Richard Folkes uses archive footage and personal family recollections of Major John Howard DSO, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and Staff Sergeant Geoff Barkway DFM, Glider Pilot Regiment.
Marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum and the Army Flying Museum have teamed up to tell the personal stories of two of the men who carried out the famous Coup de Main operation to seize the bridges in Normandy over the Caen Canal and the River Orne in the opening hours of 6 June 1944.
Each with very different roles, Major Howard and SSgt Geoff Barkway of the Glider Pilot Regiment landed at Pegasus Bridge within minutes of each other – but what brought them together that night and what of their later lives?
Book your ticket for the in-person talk for just £15, including refreshments on the night. This talk and Q&A will also be streamed live online. Online talks are free to view, with donations welcome. Supporting Soldiers of Oxfordshire Trust.
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