Rotherham pays tribute to D-Day heroes

A SERVICE of remembrance was held at Rotherham Crematorium in honour  Normandy veterans on the 66th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Members of the Rotherham Veterans Association attended the service on Sunday to remember their fallen colleagues and to commemorate the ultimate sacrifice they made for their country.

Last year, Dignity, who became responsible for the management of the crematorium in August 2008, renovated the D-Day Veterans Memorial and provided a Union Flag and flagpole and arranged for a piper and bugler to accompany the service.

Twelve Normandy veterans were joined for the service by a contingent of sea cadets.

The service, which was attended by 40 people, included the laying of a wreath, the playing of The Last Post and The Reveille Bugle Call and concluded with the singing of the National Anthem.