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A war hero who is still walking around with a piece of shrapnel in his leg has been honoured for his part in liberating France from Nazi occupation during the Second World War.Eric Lloyd took part in the Allied landings of 1944, and was wounded by a mortar shell as he joined troops in a major offensive during the battle for Normandy.The 92-year-old, who lives at Greathed Manor care home on Ford Manor Road in Dormansland, has now been award the Legion d'honneur – France's highest military...

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