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A veteran interview with

Harry Eddy

Harry spent his time in the Navy aboard a Tank landing craft. He was one of the first onto Sword beach and survived the landings at Westkapelle.

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About Harry Eddy

Harry Eddy was born in Devon and joined the Navy in 1943. Following training in Letchworth and Troon, he passed as a wireman and was posted to the LCT-944 (landing craft tank) in readiness for the D-Day landings.

Harry describes in detail life aboard his LCT and the responsibilities of his role, recalling the horrors of war and the Navy’s perhaps rather shocking approach to recruits who abandoned their posts during the height of battle. He also remembers how an attempt by his crew to rescue a stricken landing craft from Sword Beach nearly sank his own ship, leaving him lucky to make it back to Britain alive.

After the liberation of France, Harry recalls how he and his shipmates headed for Westkapelle, a coastal town in the Netherlands, where the promised and much-relied-upon air support didn’t arrive. In his own words, “It made D-Day look easy.”

Harry also shares his memories of VE Day, and joyfully recalls an emotional reunion at a meeting of the LST and Landing Craft Association with his best friend from the war who he hadn’t seen for 40 years.

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Interviewed by:
Brig. C Elderton
Reviewed by:
Caroline Barratt

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A veteran interview with

Harry Eddy

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Harry spent his time in the Navy aboard a Tank landing craft. He was one of the first onto Sword beach and survived the landings at Westkapelle.

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Eddy, Harry. A Veteran Interview with Harry Eddy. Interview by Brig. C Elderton. Legasee, 15 Nov. 2011 https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/harry-eddy/. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
APA Style:
Eddy, H. (2011, November 15). A Veteran Interview with Harry Eddy [Interview by Brig. C Elderton]. Legasee. Retrieved November 10, 2025, from https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/harry-eddy/
Chicago Style:
Eddy, Harry. 2011. A Veteran Interview with Harry Eddy. Interview by Brig. C Elderton. Legasee, November 15. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/harry-eddy/
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Eddy, H. (2011). A Veteran Interview with Harry Eddy. [Interviewed by Brig. C Elderton]. Legasee, 15 November. Available at https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/harry-eddy/ (Accessed: 10 November 2025)
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Eddy, H. A Veteran Interview with Harry Eddy [Internet]. Interview by B. Elderton. Legasee; 2011 Nov 15 [cited 2025 Nov 10]. Available from: https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/harry-eddy/
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