RESIDENTS and staff at HC-One’s Lothian House Care Home in Spennymoor, County Durham have commemorated the service of men and women in the British Armed Forces this Armed Forces Day, which takes place tomorrow.
George Robson, 97, has lived at the home since September, and he has been reflecting on his time in the Royal Navy. George joined the Royal Navy aged 17 in 1943, where he spent three years serving until he left in 1947.
On June 6, 1944, George served in the D-Day war time efforts with the invasion of the beaches at Normandy by Allied troops during World War II.
Whilst in the Navy, George travelled to Australia and New Zealand, and travelled home on the Black Prince. George recalled attacking Tokyo and his biggest relief was when the bombing stopped and he had survived, however that also came with a sadness to the comrades he lost.
After leaving the Navy, George worked in the family butchers with his father for two years. He subsequently went on to secure a contract working in construction, building roads and working outdoors.
George and his wife had two children, a daughter called Diane and a son called Phillip. Sadly, Diane died at the age of 30 and George recalled this as one of the saddest moments in his life.
