SURVIVORS of the D-Day landings will join family and friends, and those whose loved ones did not return from France, at a 60th anniversary ceremony at Stokes Bay, Gosport, tomorrow.
The beach had an important role as an embarkation point for the crossing to Normandy.
A commemorative service will be held at the Canadian Monument which was built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of D-Day and acknowledges the vast number of Canadians who embarked at Stokes Bay.
Canadian High Commissioner Mel Cappe will attend the service.
Rear Admiral Richard Melly, Chief of Staff to the Second Sea Lord, will oversee the ceremony, which will be attended by the mayor, aldermen and freemen.
A free bus service will ferry people to the service.
First Bus is supplying transport from the Falkland Gardens, Gosport, where a flotilla of boats can be viewed from 8.45am, re-enacting the crossing to France.
The bus service will leave from the station between 10am and 10.45am to take passengers to Stokes Bay in time for the 11am service of remembrance.
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