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Ernest Ellerton, 90, a member of the Royal Army Service Corps and James Manning, 93, a Royal Navy gunner, will be made into honorary Chevaliers (knights), as part of commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Despite both living on the Holmesdale Estate in Dronfield, the men did not know each other until staff from the Dronfield Eye put them in touch earlier this month.
“I can’t believe they lived less than 75 yards from one another and had never met, it was a pleasure to bring them together,” said Mike Firth, editor of the magazine.
Despite the French Consul holding official medal presentations across the country, neither Ernest or James could to attend due to health problems.
However, Jean-Claude Lafontaine, Consul for the East Midlands, has agreed to visit both the men to personally award them with their medals.
A time and place is being finalised but the visit is set to happen later this month.
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