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One of Scotland’s last D-Day veterans dies aged 100 just days before Remembrance Sunday

One of Scotland’s last surviving D-Day veterans, who helped clear sea mines off Omaha Beach during the Normandy landings, has died aged 100. Charlie Horne has been remembered as "a remarkable man" whose recollections of his wartime service have been preserved for future generations. He died on Tuesday at Erskine Veterans Charity’s Edinburgh home, where he had been living since the summer. Mr Horne, who was from Prestonpans in East Lothian, said the scenes of devastation he saw on board the small

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6 outlets · 6 articles
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Reporting countries
United Kingdom, Hungary
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United Kingdom
Security & defense · intensity 4.5 · tone -1.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

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  • Confirmed by 6 outlets in 2 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by gbnews.com (Hungary), . 2 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

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No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

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Event sources

  1. One of Scotland’s last D-Day veterans dies aged 100 just days before Remembrance Sunday
    gbnews.comHUHungary → United KingdomEnglish
  2. D-Day veteran dies aged 100 just days before Remembrance Sunday
    The IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  3. D-Day veteran dies aged 100 just days before Remembrance Sunday
    the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  4. One of Scotland's last surviving D-Day veterans has died aged 100
    The ScotsmanRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  5. One of Scotland’s last D-Day veterans, who served on minesweeper, dies aged 100
    thenational.scotUnknownUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  6. One of Scotland's last surviving D Day veterans died a week before Remembrance Sunday Charlie Horne, 100, died at Erskine Veterans Charity’s Edinburgh Home on Tuesday, where he had been living for the past few months. 2h ago
    lbc.co.ukSuèdeUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish