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A bronze statue of Dawlish resident , Bill Millin has been commissioned in France. The 8ft high bronze statue, due to be unveiled on June 6th 2010. The statue commemorates Bill's bravery when in 1944 he piped his comrades ashore at Sword beach for the D-Day landings.
In November the Town Council were pleased to host a reception at the Manor House
Dawlish to welcome a party from France who came to visit Bill and bring a model of the statue showing how it would look when completed.
The reception was attended by the Mayor and Councillors with Representatives of the Royal British legion. The pipers from France were Policemen in their working life.Bagpipes were played, the tunes bringing a lump to our throats
Greetings were exchanged in English and French with much laughter at the translations.
To round off the afternoon we all enjoyed a very English tea which included cakes and of course a cup of tea.
Bill is hoping to visit France in June to see the unveiling of the statue. At 86 years of age we give him all our best wishes.
