He landed in Normandy 6 days after D-Day and served in Northern Europe in the Second World War in the 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division.
hiː lˈændᵻd ɪn nˈoːɹməndi sˈɪks dˈeɪz ˈæftɚ dˈiːdˈeɪ ænd sˈɜːvd ɪn nˈɔːɹðɚn jˈʊɹɹəp ɪnðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɪnðə fˈɪfti nˈaɪnθ stˈæfɚdʃɚ ˈɪnfəntɹi dᵻvˈɪʒən.