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    Searching for relatives of David (Dave) Honey killed in action 13/08/1944

    That's curious, when they were about to depart for D Day, both he and my Dad were spoken to by their CO as they were both technically outside the age range for front line action (19-35). My Dad recalls the CO saying that Dave was 36, and my Dad was 18. They both volunteered to go anyway. So I'm...
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    Searching for relatives of David (Dave) Honey killed in action 13/08/1944

    Thank you so much @MWS that is very helpful. So it probably then rests on David junior, possibly Hayward if he changed his name.
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    Searching for relatives of David (Dave) Honey killed in action 13/08/1944

    Hello everyone, I hope that this is appropriate here, if not let me know and I will delete. I am searching for any living relatives of David (Dave) Honey 5105919 who was part of 2Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment in WW2. My Dad served alongside him in Normandy June-August 1944. On 13/08/1944 Dave...
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