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George Batts - Film 1
George was 17 when he first volunteered to the arm...George Batts - Film 1
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George made the dreadful mistake of volunteering...George Batts - Film 2
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George talks about his personal weapons and his fe...George Batts - Film 3
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George describes in detail his memories of this mo...George Batts - Film 4
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George goes ashore at Gold Beach. His only concern...George Batts - Film 5
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George talks about the terrible fear he felt on Gu...George Batts - Film 6
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George talks about the Mulberry Harbour and his wo...George Batts - Film 7
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George gets very up close and personal with the Ma...George Batts - Film 8
George Batts - Film 9
War ends in Europe but George is sent East to figh...George Batts - Film 9
It is with sadness that I hear of the passing of George Batts MBE, Leg d’Hon. I interviewed him in 2015 when he spoke candidly about his life as a Corporal with the Royal Engineers. By his own admission, he was daft to ‘volunteer’ for a posting that appeared in the build-up to D-Day. George was instrumental in our Normandy project and went on to invest a huge amount of personal energy and time as a Patron of the Normandy Memorial Trust. He will be sorely missed by friends and family.
