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- Kenneth Hay, a 101-year-old British veteran, died on Sunday.
- He served in the 4th Dorset Infantry Regiment and was captured after the Normandy invasion.
- Hay survived a 1,000-mile forced march across eastern Europe before United States forces liberated him.
- After the war he visited schools, sharing his story with children who called him “Grandad Ken”.
- The British Normandy Memorial announced his death and sent condolences to his sons Chris and Jeremy.