One of Britain's youngest D-Day veterans who stormed Gold Beach at 19, dies aged 98
Daily MailOne of Britain's youngest D-Day veterans has died aged 98. At 7.15am on June 6, 1944, Mr Farrant, who was in the Royal Engineers, was approaching Gold Beach alongside his two friends Big and Little Jock. Derek Farrant, pictured centre, was one of the youngest troops to land on Gold Beach on June 6, 1944. His funeral will take place at 2.30pm on April 25 at Tribes in Shoreham The Royal Engineers were tasked with clearing these objects from Gold Beach - pictured here weeks before D-Day during a low-level surveillance flight Mr Farrant was so young that he had to sign a waiver to take part in D-Day. The Royal Engineers trained beside the Commandos, clearing a path across the beach for the elite combat troops As a young man, Derek, pictured, had a trial with Brighton & Hove Albion, but his deafness in one year prevented him from becoming a professional footballer After the war, Derek, pictured, was an NHS administrator, following a brief return to Fleet Street with Reuters By the end of D-Day, some 350 British troops had died while taking Gold Beach.
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