Harry Billinge
British World War II veteran and fundraiser

Harry Billinge

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British World War II veteran and fundraiser
Gender:
Male
Places:
United KingdomGreat Britain
Is:
Military personnel
Work field:
Military
Birth:
September 1925
Death:
5 April 2022
Awards:
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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Biography

Harry Billinge MBE (15 September 1925 – 5 April 2022) was a British soldier.

Billinge was born on 15 September 1925. He served as a sapper with the 44 Royal Engineer Commandos during the Normandy landings. After World War II, Billinge moved to Cornwall and opened a hairdressers.

Billinge was appointed MBE in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to charitable fundraising, including raising more than £25,000 towards the cost of construction of the British Normandy Memorial.

Billinge died on 5 April 2022, at the age of 96. A funeral was held at St Paul's Church in Charlestown on 26 April 2022.