AN Armed Forces charity is on a mission to bring together all surviving D-Day veterans on a free tour funded by bank fines.

The travel arm of the Royal British Legion, Remembrance Travel, is on a mission to find every single surviving D-Day veteran, including those from Worcestershire.

The Treasury is enabling a series of free-of-charge tours for D-Day veterans to return to Normandy and pay their respects to their fallen comrades.

The tours are being funded from £4 million of Libor fines and will enable veterans to return with a family member and carer on a six-night tour.

The 2017 tours will take place in March, April, May and September and will give Normandy veterans - now mostly in their 90s - the chance to revisit the Normandy beaches, cemeteries and memorials.

The tours will be accompanied by a medic and a guide from the Royal British Legion.

The tours will depart from London and will include Eurotunnel from Dover to Calais, accommodation, visits to Pegasus Bridge, Juno, Sword, Gold beaches, Arromanches, and war memorials, plus visits to personally specified cemeteries too.

The Rt. Hon, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond, said: "It's a token of our Nation's immense debt of gratitude to those who gave so much both for our freedom and the freedom of Europe in the Second World War."

Nichola Rowlands-Smith, Remembrance Travel, said: "It has been wonderful to offer these brave elderly men a chance to revisit the battlefield and to share their experiences with friends and family."

For Normandy veterans wishing to benefit from this tour, they need to apply via Remembrance Travel's tour operator, Arena Travel on 01473 660800, or visit arenatravel.com/journeysofremembrance.

Remembrance Travel will also be offering group travel opportunities for Normandy veteran associations too.