Now 98, he said it is 'fantastic' that the memorial is being built, although he added: 'It should have been done long ago but it's never too late.' He said he was not scared at the time, despite heavy shelling. Mr Clements spoke today about how he helped drop depth charges at U-boats with 'little success', including targeting one which had earlier sunk an Allied troop ship and was then destroyed by a Canadian vessel. This vast operation is undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult that has ever occurred.' John's great-great grandfather Sir Winston famously told the House of Commons as news came in of the landings: 'And what a plan. Mr Billinge and Mr Clements were two of seven D-Day veterans who helped unveil the monument to their fallen comrades as they were joined by Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron. John stood at the memorial alongside Harry Billinge, a 93-year-old D-Day veteran who was an 18-year-old Royal Engineers sapper when he landed on Gold Beach in 1944 - and has raised thousands of pounds for the statue.
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