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A 100-year-old D-Day veteran and Royal Navy signalman, Albert Lamond, has died, remembered for his service in WWII and postwar advocacy.
Albert Lamond, a 100-year-old D-Day veteran and Royal Navy signalman from Glasgow, has died.
He served aboard HMS Rowley during the 1944 Normandy invasion, helping protect HMS Warspite, and later assisted in evacuating starving Allied prisoners of war in the Pacific before Japan’s surrender.
Remembered for his humility and commitment to sharing war’s lessons, Lamond was honored with an MBE and lived at Erskine Veterans Village.
He will be buried at Dalnottar Cemetery in Clydebank, with tributes highlighting his quiet courage and dedication to preserving history.
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Un veterano de 100 años del Día D y señalista de la Royal Navy, Albert Lamond, ha fallecido, recordado por su servicio en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y su defensa de la posguerra.