D-Day hero Bob dies at age of 98
world of pain. Family members are blaming ourselves, wishing we could have done something.” And she addressed veterans directly saying: “This is what happens if you go down that route. It breaks your loved ones, it tears them in half. “I’m hoping somebody with PTSD sees this and it makes them think, ‘I don’t want to put my family through that’.” Jamie, who served in 4th Battalion The Rifles, was hit by the condition following Afghanistan in 2010.
Over three months, he was shot, escaped IED explosions and felt “survivor’s guilt” as his best friend was killed while he was on leave.
He left the military in 2015 and trained as a stonemason – but Alicia claims he had no help from the Army.
Jamie suffered severe night terrors, with his PTSD being triggered by fire alarms and crowded spaces.
Alicia said of her own reaction to his death: “It completely broke me.”
A GoFundMe page to support the family raised £8,560 in just four weeks while East Dorset rugby club, who Jamie played for, have also been a huge help. his tour of
A D-DAY veteran awarded France’s highest military honour for his bravery during the Normandy landings has died following a short illness, it was revealed yesterday.
Bob Barron, 98, also fought at Arnhem, the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes and was among the first troops to cross the Rhine into Germany.
The former Pioneer Corps soldier was presented with the Legion d’honneur in 2016 at Fulwood Barracks in his home town of Preston as a mark of gratitude from the French people.
At the time he insisted he had only played “a small role in a very large team effort”. He added: “I was lucky to survive the conflict without injury and I always remember, every day, my comrades and friends who weren’t so lucky.”
The Preston North End fan died in a care home where his bedroom overlooked his beloved Deepdale Stadium.
Nephew Michael Barron said: “He was someone who had a lot of fun and was a real character.”
Bob died after getting flu in January. His funeral will be held at Preston Crematorium on March 20 at 1pm.