article_snippet.sent: JAMES DENWOOD was lucky to survive the early stages of the war to take part in the Normandy invasion.
article_snippet.sent: JAMES DENWOOD was on board the troopship and former Cunard liner the Lancastria when it was sunk in June 1940 as it evacuated exhausted soldiers from northern France.
article_snippet.sent: Around 5,000 died but JAMES DENWOOD was among the lucky ones and survived.
article_snippet.sent: It went down in 20 minutes,’ JAMES DENWOOD recalled yesterday.