D-Day 80 commemoration services

Two special D-Day 80 commemoration services in Lyme Regis today. The first at the town's War Memorial remembering the courageous 11 men of Lyme Regis who along with 4,400 others lost their lives during the Normandy invasions. The second service was held in front of the D-Day plaque dedicated to the 16th Infantry Regiment of the US Army who were billeted in Lyme before leading the assault landing at Ohama beach on 6 June 1944.ation services in Lyme Regis today. The first at the town's War Memorial remembering the courageous 11 men of Lyme Regis who along with 4,400 others lost their lives during the Normandy invasions. The second service was held in front of the D-Day plaque dedicated to the 16th Infantry Regiment of the US Army who were billeted in Lyme before leading the assault landing at Ohama beach on 6 June 1944.