D-Day veteran Kenneth Hay, who survived capture, dies at 101

Kenneth Hay, a Normandy veteran who was captured weeks after D-Day and later dedicated years to educating children about World War II, died on September 21, 2026, at age 101. The British Normandy Memorial remembered him as an "extraordinary gentleman."

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D-Day veteran Kenneth Hay dies aged 101

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... RIP We Will Never Forget their extraordinary service to this country. Kenneth Hay was an "extraordinary gentleman whose remarkable life will never be forgotten", the British Normandy Memorial says.