Normandy Veterans' Association Explained

The Normandy Veterans' Association (NVA) was an association formed in 1981 of ex-servicemen and women who served in the 1944 Normandy invasion.

The association was represented at the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy in June 2014.^{[1] [2]} Due to dwindling numbers the association decided to disband in November 2014. The last official engagement of the association took place at St Margaret's, Westminster (Westminster Abbey) on 16 October 2014.^[3]

The National Standard of the NVA was 'laid up' at Westminster Abbey with a plaque that reads:

See also

• 1940 Dunkirk Veterans' Association

External links

• D-day anniversary: Britain's Normandy veterans gather for last time - the Guardian, 6 June 2014

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 70th anniversary of D-Day. 2014. British Government. 18 September 2017.
2. D-Day anniversary: The Normandy Veterans Association 'hanging up our colours'. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606152138/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10879693/D-Day-anniversary-The-Normandy-Veterans-Association-hanging-up-our-colours.html. dead. 6 June 2014. 6 June 2014. The Daily telegraph. 6 June 2014.
3. Web site: Final event of Normandy Veterans’ Association. 16 October 2014. British Government. 18 September 2017.