'Amazing' war veteran dies

92-year-old Ernie Mayall (seated, centre), a member of the Oldham Royal Naval Association, was awarded the Legion D'Honneur for his role in the D-Day landings during World War II. Pic at Shaw Comrades' Club with fellow RNA members left to right, Eddie Smith, David Browne, Harry Oakley, Vinnie Gartside, Matt Gilmore (chairman), Pongo Gordon, Ricky Smith.
92-year-old Ernie Mayall (seated, centre), a member of the Oldham Royal Naval Association, was awarded the Legion D'Honneur for his role in the D-Day landings during World War II. Pic at Shaw Comrades' Club with fellow RNA members left to right, Eddie Smith, David Browne, Harry Oakley, Vinnie Gartside, Matt Gilmore (chairman), Pongo Gordon, Ricky Smith.
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