A Fishguard war veteran has been honoured with France's highest order, the Legion d' honneur, for the role he played in the D Day landings.

Tommy Kinsella, 94, received his medal from the French government just before Remembrance Sunday and proudly wore it, along with several other decorations, to the service at Fishguard Cenotaph.

Great grandfather Mr Kinsella, was an engine room artificer aboard the HMS Seagull, a minesweeper which, along with other vessels, went in at the dead of night and cleared the area of mines before the D Day landings.

He received his medal along with a "lovely letter" saying that the people of France now have their freedom thanks to the actions of men and women like him more than 70 years ago.

"It was lovely for him to be recognised even so late," said his wife of 71 years, Ileene. "I felt very proud seeing him wearing his medal at the cenotaph on remembrance Sunday."

Mr Kinsella, who has lived in Fishguard all his life, went to the town's catholic school. When he finished his education he became a paper boy before taking up an apprenticeship as a boiler maker in Fishguard Harbour.

After his apprenticeship he was called up and joined the Royal Navy where he served in the engine rooms of HMS Seagull.

When the war ended he worked in the engine sheds in Fishguard before going back to sea, eventually working on the passenger ferries travelling out of Fishguard until his retirement.

He has two children, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.