D-Day Landing Flag

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Date:June 1944

Description:This flag is from one of the landing crafts used in the D-Day Landings on Tuesday 6th June 1944.

It was given to the youngest member of the crew Eric Heath from Sandyford.
The flag was blackened by the smoke from the guns in the area and frayed by the rough weather.

The only comment made by able-seaman Heath about his part in his trip to Normandy was, “It was rough. They were being sea-sick before they went over.”


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9600s
Wooden Doll
Wooden Doll

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1360s
Corporation of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Order Book
Corporation of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Order Book

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1680s
The Natural History of Staffordshire by Robert Plot
The Natural History of Staffordshire by Robert Plot

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1730s
The works of Virgil translated into English Blank verse with large explanatory notes & critical observations by Joseph Trapp
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Joseph Trapp was an English Clergyman, academic, poet and pamphleteer; his achievements ...

1800s
Christening Bonnet, 19th century
Christening Bonnet, 19th century

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1820s
Staffordshire Figure 'Peace'
Staffordshire Figure 'Peace'

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1840s
Victorian Black Bodice
Victorian Black Bodice

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1850s
Silverdale Vase
Silverdale Vase

This vase was presented to Mr Francis Tyndall by Francis Stanier Broade, Silverdale ...

1870s
Miss Sarah Griffiths' Victorian Wedding Dress
Miss Sarah Griffiths' Victorian Wedding Dress

This is the wedding dress worn by Miss Sarah Griffiths on her marriage to Mr Daniel ...

1890s
Minstrel Troupe, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Minstrel Troupe, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Borough's first 'blackface' Minstrel Troupe. As you can see from the image ...

1910s
St John Ambulance Association Sling, World War 1
St John Ambulance Association Sling, World War 1

This sling was used during the First World War to aid serving men and women. It ...

1930s
Florence Handley, Graduation.
Florence Handley, Graduation.

Florence was a local music teacher born in around 1910. This photograph shows ...

1950s
Child’s Flower girl Dress, c.1950s-60s
Child’s Flower girl Dress, c.1950s-60s

This child’s bridesmaid dress has a white cotton under layer with yellow netting ...

1960s
Mark 1 Spitfire outside Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Mark 1 Spitfire outside Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This Mark 1 Spitfire from R.A.F. Bicester was on display outside the Brampton Museum ...

1980s
William Ricards Collection at the Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme
William Ricards Collection at the Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme

William Richards was a keen archaeologist and a local collector of archaeology and ...

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Image courtesy of: Mrs Olwyn Worrad

Donor ref:NM.2009.41.3 (22/25842)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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