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Northumberland couple organise service for D-Day sappers
- A Northumberland couple organized a Pegasus Bridge memorial for their uncle, linking present-day remembrance to WWII sappers.
- Frederick George Shorey, from North Shields, served with the 249th Field Company (Airborne) Royal Engineers and landed at Pegasus Bridge on D-Day.
- Shorey was wounded days after landing and later kept a written account of the engineers’ role in the invasion.
- The memorial service will take place at Pegasus Bridge on 6 June at 14:00 BST, marking the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.
- Support for the event includes the Mayor of Benouville and researchers emphasizes the sappers’ pivotal but often overlooked role.
- Carole Stewart and her husband Gerard arranged the memorial to honour Fred’s life and contributions.
- The event highlights the glider landing site at Pegasus Bridge as a commemorative focal point.
- The sappers’ defensive work involved disabling detonator wires to protect pivotal bridges during the invasion.
- Shorey’s memorial links his wartime experiences to contemporary remembrance and education.
- The BBC report situates the story within broader D-Day veteran remembrance efforts and related topics.
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