the governor general of australia, david hurley.lians participated in the d—day landings on the 6th ofjune. thousands more would serve during the normandy campaign and beyond. and their main contribution was in the air, james? yes, absolutely. about 1000 australian airmen flew with the air force squadrons and a further 1800 operated on attachments. the australians, like the new zealanders, also fought all around the world, in the air and on land and at sea. so it is good to see them being represented here today. also, james, we're looking at gold beach and it sits in that known to history line of other beaches around the coast? , ., ~ , , ., history line of other beaches around the coast? , ., ~ , ., the coast? yes, to the west you have omaha, in the coast? yes, to the west you have omaha. in pepular— the coast? yes, to the west you have omaha, in popular narrative, - the coast? yes, to the west you have omaha, in popular narrative, the - 0maha, in popular narrative, the most famous beach of them all. utah beach at the base, and the