Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Torbay
- Town
- Torquay
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 45939
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Current location
Torquay
Torbay
Devon
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 910 650
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- RECTANGULAR METAL PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF STAR AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
- Inscription
- OPERATION "OVERLORD"/ THIS SLIPWAY WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR THE/ EMBARKATION OF TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT OF/ THE 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION OF THE VII CORPS/ OF THE UNITED STATES 1ST ARMY UPON THEIR/ DEPARTURE FROM THIS HARBOUR FOR THE/ D-DAY LANDINGS ON THE BEACHES OF/ NORMANDY, TUESDAY, 6TH JUNE, 1944.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION OPERATION OVERLORD
- WMO ID: 78956
- Condition: Good [last updated on 11-02-2016]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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