D-Day veteran Charlie Horne dies aged 100

Culture · First reported 7 Nov, 04:49 · Updated 05:19

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Charlie Horne, one of Scotland’s last surviving D-Day veterans, died aged 100 at Erskine Veterans Charity’s Edinburgh home. He served aboard a minesweeper during the Normandy landings and later described the dangers he witnessed. His death came shortly before Remembrance Sunday.

Horne was 18 when he served aboard minesweeper MMS 291 during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The vessel came under fire while clearing mines for the approaching invasion force.
His handwritten diary recorded wreckage, servicemen in the water and minesweeping dangers; his vessel destroyed eight mines after leaving Plymouth.
Horne later returned home, married Jenny and continued working as a seafarer. He and Jenny had three daughters.
His service during the Normandy landings was recognised with France’s Legion d’honneur. He died at Erskine Veterans Charity’s Edinburgh home shortly before Remembrance Sunday.

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Key facts

Age: 100
D-Day service: Aboard minesweeper MMS 291 during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944
Home before his death: Erskine Veterans Charity’s Edinburgh home
Mines destroyed by his vessel: Eight, after leaving Plymouth
Recognition: France’s Legion d’honneur