D-Day veteran Joseph Kilroy from Manchester boards a coach as he prepares to invade Normandy once more. This time aboard Brittan

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D-Day veteran Joseph Kilroy from Manchester boards a coach as he prepares to invade Normandy once more. This time aboard Brittany Ferry's Normandie at Portsmouth. Veterans and Second World War re-enactors are heading to the french coast to mark the 70th anniversary of the mass invasion which marked the beginning of the end of the war. Picture date Tuesday 3rd June, 2014. Picture by Christopher Ison.

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