D Day Normandy Landing

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Maker

DAVID KINDERSLEY (Artist)

Ceremony

Dedicated
Date: July 1989
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

1610

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Current location

The Nave
South Aisle
Bay 7
Canterbury Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Canterbury
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2ES
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 15121 57918
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

A rectangular panel with squared extension on the top, curved at the bottom. Inscribed in gold and red, topped by the Normandy Veterans' Association badge.

Inscription

REMEMBER/ THE THOUSANDS OF THE/ COMBINED ALLIED FORCES/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE INVASION OF/ WESTERN EUROPE/ ON THE 6TH OF JUNE 1944/ THE ASSAULT ON NORMANDY/ WAS LAUNCHED AT SWORD JUNO/ GOLD OMAHA AND UTAH BEACHES/ THUS BEGAN THE RETURN/ OF FREEDOM TO EUROPE/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: depth 50mm, height 480mm, width 900mm
Materials: Marble - Grey

Listing information

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Condition

D DAY NORMANDY LANDING
WMO ID: 120921
Condition: Good [last updated on 14-06-2020]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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