Relatives of four local servicemen who took part in D-Day operations 70 years ago came together recently at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre to view special displays. They admired commemorative panels which tell the stories of the men - Eli George, Ronnie Powell, Trevor Hordley and Maurice Mullins - and of others from the town who took part in the Battle of Normandy in June and July 1944. The panels were created by Sunderland Trust volunteer Ann Neville and her son, Rhys, a graphics student at Pembrokeshire College, following extensive researches made by Ann and Trust colleagues. Ann's grandfather, Eli George, was killed during the D-Day landings on June 6. Of the four servicemen specially featured, three - Army men Eli George and Ronnie Powell and RAF pilot Trevor Hordley - lost their lives. Maurice 'Mike' Mullins, who landed in a glider at Pegasus Bridge in the early hours of D-Day, returned home after the war. The panels, along with memorabilia from individual servicemen, remain on display at the Heritage Centre in the Royal Dockyard Chapel, which is open every day except Sundays.

Pictured by the D-Day displays are, from left:: Pauline Cole (niece of Trevor Hordley); Janet Kendrick and Len Mullins (daughter and son of Maurice Mullins); John and Maureen Powell (brother and sister-in-law of Ronnie Powell); Ann Neville (granddaughter of Eli George) and Cath and David George (son and daughter-in-law of Eli). Pic. Martin Cavaney Photography





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