Photo call: On Wednesday 28 May a representation of the Millin Montgomery D-Day Voyage will be arriving in Weymouth Harbour (berthed adjacent to the Weymouth Pavilion) at 2pm. The time may vary due to sailing conditions. Please contact Steve Davies 07980 730053 to confirm time.
The voyage will be met by local piper Carl Wainwright and representatives of local veterans associations. This special anniversary voyage will consist of many vessels that took part in the heroic D-Day repatriation from 27 May to 4 June 1944 where nearly 340,000 troops were evacuated from the beaches and ports of Dunkirk using 693 British ships of all sizes.
On Thursday 29 May at 10.30am on Weymouth Harbour (adjacent to Weymouth Pavilion) there will be a wreath laying service hosted by the Mayor of Weymouth and Portland with prayers and service conducted by the Mayor’s Chaplin to commemorate the troops who left Weymouth & Portland’s shores to serve in the D-Day repatriation.
Joining the service will be community veterans, standard bearers and many local associations.
Weymouth & Portland Borough Council Tourism and Culture Briefholder Cllr Ian Bruce said: “We are proud to have the Millin Montgomery D-Day Voyage in Weymouth Harbour.
“This voyage will be a tribute to the troops who left the waters of Weymouth & Portland 70 years ago and show what an important part the borough played in the history of WWII.”
