Degree for D-Day vet Jim at 100

A VETERAN of the Normandy landings has been awarded an honorary degree at the age of 100.

- By Nick Forbes

Jim Glennie was just 18 when he took part in the events of June 6 1944, when thousands of Allied servicemen stormed five beaches in occupied France.

The largest amphibious invasion in history, the landings paved the way for the eventual liberation of western Europe from the Nazi regime.

The degree was awarded at a special ceremony at Aberdeen University’s King’s College Chapel, watched by Mr Glennie’s family, local dignitaries and members of the university’s Officers’ Training Corps.

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