WW2 D-day Treble signed BHC FDC Admiral Edward Gueritz Beachmaster, Bill Reid VC flew 617 sqn Dday, Pegasus Bridge ...

WW2 D-day Treble signed BHC FDC Admiral Edward Gueritz Beachmaster, Bill Reid VC flew 617 sqn Dday, Pegasus Bridge Richard Todd later actor played Guy Gibson in Dambuster movie. 1919 - 21 December 2008) was a long-serving Royal Navy officer. From D-Day, 6 June 1944, he served as beachmaster on Sword, organising the flow of men and materiel into the beachhead, including 30, 000 troops on the first day. 19 days later he was severely wounded and evacuated to the United Kingdom where he required life-saving surgery. He had previously served in a similar role during Operation Ironclad, which captured Madagascar in 1942. He retired from the navy in 1973, and became an academic and author. . Good condition Est.