Person Open DS/UK/17220 Radford; Jim (1 October 1928-6 November 2020); English folk singer and songwriter Radford Jim 1 October 1928-6 November 2020 English folk singer and songwriter Male James Radford Hull, England (born)

English Musician; Singer Songwriter White Heterosexual Jim Radford was an English folk singer-songwriter, peace campaigner and community activist. He was also the youngest known participant in the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. The first song Radford wrote, "The Shores of Normandy", is also his most successful and best known, having been performed by him at two televised concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in 2014 and released as a single in May 2019 to raise funds for the Normandy Memorial Trust. It topped the Amazon and iTunes download charts in the first week of June 2019, and reached number 72 on the official charts. He died from COVID-19 on 6 November 2020, after spending three weeks in intensive care. He was 92. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Radford (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes Sexual offences/misconduct In 2020, Jim Radford was charged over sex offences. He denied these charges. He died during the criminal proceedings. RAHSkeyte 6/9/2014 RAHAKirkbride 5/26/2022 b070adde-4931-4f45-adb7-06db4b5d3d5f