Bill Millin, whose actions on the Normandy beach on June 6, 1944, were immortalised in the film The Longest Day, passed away peacefully yesterday at Torbay Hospital in Devon, aged 88. His family said he died after a short illness.
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Scots D-Day hero Piper Bill dies at 88
The Scottish piper who led troops into battle during the D-Day landings has died.
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