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D-Day: Hove veteran defies ban for Normandy trip D-Day: Hove veteran defies ban for Normandy trip
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An 89-year-old WW2 veteran who was banned by his nursing home from going to France for the D-Day commemorations sneaked out and went anyway.An 89-year-old WW2 veteran who was banned by his nursing home from going to France for the D-Day commemorations sneaked out and went anyway.
The pensioner left the Hove home at 10:30 BST on Thursday and was reported missing in the evening, police said. The pensioner is former mayor of Hove Bernard Jordan, BBC Newsnight understands. He left the home at 10:30 BST on Thursday, police said.
The nursing home received a call from a younger veteran later on saying he had met the un-named veteran on a coach. He was reported missing from the home in Hove in the evening, but staff later received a call from a younger veteran saying he had met him on a coach.
The two were on their way to France and said they were safe and well in a hotel in Ouistreham, Sussex Police said. He was said to be safe and well.
He was in a hotel in Ouistreham, Sussex Police said.
Hundreds of veterans have been marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France, with events on the beaches of Normandy.Hundreds of veterans have been marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France, with events on the beaches of Normandy.
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The landings were the first stage of the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe.The landings were the first stage of the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe.
Sussex Police have not released the name of the WW2 veteran, or the name of the nursing home. Mr Jordan, who was mayor of Hove from 1995-96, is a resident of The Pines nursing home in Hove.
The pensioner had gone out wearing a grey mac and a jacket underneath with his war medals on, the police force said. The pensioner had gone out wearing a grey raincoat and a jacket underneath with his war medals on, the police force said.
A spokesman said: "We have spoken to the veteran who called the home today and are satisfied that the pensioner is fine and that his friends are going to ensure he gets back to Hove safely over the next couple of days after the D-Day celebrations finish.A spokesman said: "We have spoken to the veteran who called the home today and are satisfied that the pensioner is fine and that his friends are going to ensure he gets back to Hove safely over the next couple of days after the D-Day celebrations finish.
"Once the pensioner is home we will go and have a chat with him to check he is OK.""Once the pensioner is home we will go and have a chat with him to check he is OK."
Nev Kemp, the police commander for the City of Brighton & Hove, tweeted: "Love this: 89yr old veteran reported missing by care home who said he can't go to Normandy for #DDay70 remembrance. We've found him there!"Nev Kemp, the police commander for the City of Brighton & Hove, tweeted: "Love this: 89yr old veteran reported missing by care home who said he can't go to Normandy for #DDay70 remembrance. We've found him there!"