D-Day veteran Charlie Horne has been awarded with a commemorative certificate by the Rotary Club of Longniddry and District.

Incoming president Margaret Libberton, a former local ward councillor, presented the certificate last month to the veteran, who is a resident of Port Seton, in recognition of his service and sacrifices.

Charlie, 99, was on board one of the first Allied vessels to head towards Normandy on the morning of D-Day.

He took part in various commemorative events in Normandy on June 6.

Charlie was born in Prestonpans to a mining family, but decided instead to sign up for fishing when he was able.

He joined the war effort at the age of 18 and was sent for training prior to D-Day.

He was in the Royal Naval Patrol Service and was a stoker 1st class on a minesweeper attached to the Americans for the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach.

He was in the first wave in, clearing mines for the landing craft carrying the American troops to the beach.

They continued clearing mines and swept the Scheldt estuary for the troops to land in Antwerp.

Charlie spent Victory in Europe Day, on May 8, 1945, in Ostend, Belgium, and Victory over Japan Day, on August 15, on the way to Malta.

He continued service until 1947, as there were still mines to be cleared, during which time he was sent as far as Singapore, India, Malaysia and Indonesia. Charlie went back to fishing after his service.