Pilgrimage to Normandy – 2015 June 6, 2015 March 5, 2018 9th Battalion Re-enactors at the Merville Battery Mark Otway lays a wreath at the bust of his grandfather, Lt Col Terence Otway Ranville Cemetery Private Anthony Boyer and Pegasus, the Parachute Regiment Mascot, at Ranville Cemetery Fred Glover with his son Richard Glover Ron Tucker and Carl McGee at the Ranville Cemetery. Geoff Pattinson struts his stuff on the dancefloor Col Geoff Wright with Cyril Tasker of the 9th Bn and Alec Smart of the 8th Bn Alan Edwards, General Lorimer and Gordon Newton New Recipients of the Legion D’Honneur. Left-to-right, Cecil Hughes, Fred Glover, Cyril Tasker and Geoff Pattinson New Recipients of the Legion D’Honneur. Left-to-right, Cecil Hughes, Fred Glover, Cyril Tasker and Geoff Pattinson Nathalie Vee, Olivier Paz, and General Lorimer Geoff Pattinson Legion D’Honneur Olivier Paz awards the Legion D’Honneur to the 9th Battalion veterans General Lorimer and a Colonel Geoff Wright at the Merville Battery The 9th Battalion Veterans at Gonneville en Auge A commemoration of the Black Watch The 9th Battalion Veterans at Chateau St Come Fred Glover salutes at the memorial at Chateau St Come The memorial at Chateau St Come The 9th Battalion Veterans at Chateau St Come The 9th Battalion Veterans at Chateau St Come The view from Casemate 1 at the Merville Battery The SNAFU at the Merville Battery Re-enactors at the Merville battery The shed used as a medical post during the battle of Chateau St Come The view from Bois du Monts at Breville, over towards Merville and Sword Beach Private Anthony Boyer and Pegasus, the Parachute Regiment Mascot, at Le Mesnil Geoff Pattinson at Le Mesnil 6th Airborne commemoration at Le Mesnil