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WW2 VETERAN DAVID MYLCHREEST CAME TO OUR SCHOOL IN MARCH 2017 TO MEET PUPILS FROM A "EUROPEAN SECTION". THIS WAS THE OUTCOME: A WEBSITE IN ENGLISH! 

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The encounters and interviews took place in class. 7 groups came up with questions and Mr Mylchreest most patiently answered and explained what he went through as a child, during the war, then how he decided to come and live in Normandy.

To see this piece of work, please click bellow:
To watch the videos, go to this page

David Mylchreest joined the British Army aged 17, lying about his age (explanations to be found in the work mentioned above).

He landed at Arromanches, Normandy on June 12 1944 and his first combat experience as a Second Lieutenant was at Maltot, near Hill 112

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D. Mylchreest with Mr Podyma, Polish veteran at a ceremony in Montormel. Both men participated to the fight around the Falaise gap in August 1944. Mr Podyma passed away in December 2018.
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