George Chandler had been set to lead the contingent from Blind Veterans UK at the Cenotaph.
A D-Day veteran who served as a torpedo boat gunner escorting American forces has died at the age of 99.
"Due to a navigation error, the Americans were landed a mile and a half too far to the west, and were slaughtered as they came in," he said. "I will never forget the sight of seeing those brave young men fighting and dying as they struggled to get off the beach."For about three months without a break, Mr Chandler's flotilla returned to Newhaven each night for refuelling and rearming and a few hours of sleep before returning across the Channel.
After the war Mr Chandler worked for the General Post Office and then BT, before retiring in the 1980s, giving him more time to enjoy his true passion of golf. He was an honorary life member at Haywards Heath Golf Club.
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