He died soon afterwards , on 4 June 1969 , at the age of 72 , almost exactly 25 years since the Normandy landings .
After returning to England from visiting a nephew in Kenya , Dempsey was diagnosed with cancer .
Dempsey died soon afterwards , on 4 June 1969 , at the age of 72 , almost exactly 25 years since the Normandy landings .
After returning to England from visiting a nephew in Kenya , Dempsey was diagnosed with cancer .