D-Day veteran and ambassador Stan Ford dies aged 100 Tributes remember him as a man of ‘profound service and courage’ The Independent UK · Feb 8
D-Day veteran and British Normandy Memorial ambassador dies aged 100 Tributes remember Stan Ford as a man of ‘profound service and courage’ who ‘dedicated himself to keeping alive the memory of his fallen comrades’. Evening Standard · Feb 8
Royal Navy veteran, 99, remembers men on ship who ‘never came home’ Stan Ford gives talks to primary school children to tell them about his experiences. Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2024
‘I have never taken his sacrifice for granted’: D-day veterans honour comrades in Normandy Servicemen and women involved in landings joined by royals and politicians at 80th anniversary commemorations The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024
Royal Navy veteran recalls being thrown from ship by explosion weeks after D-Day Stan Ford suffered lifelong injuries when his ship was sunk by a submarine off the Normandy coast The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2024
Names of two surviving D-day veterans to be put on Portsmouth memorial wall Stan Ford and John Roberts to have names memorialised as city prepares to mark 80th anniversary of D-day in June The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024
WW2 veteran recalls waking up in the English Channel after his ship was torpedoed WW2 sailor Stan Ford was just 19 when his ship the HMS Fratton was struck by a missile from a German midget sub which left him fighting to stay afloat in the English Channel Daily Mirror · Nov 12, 2022