Memorial details

Memorial type
Lamp or lighting
District
Weymouth And Portland
Town
Weymouth
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
G C Wilkins (Architect)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: June 1999
    Attended by: unknown
  • Unveiled
    Date: 3 December 1947
    Attended by: unknown
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48415

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Current location

overlooking the beach
The Esplanade
Weymouth
Weymouth And Portland
Dorset
DT4 7AN
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 68031 79438
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Glass lamp with lead tracery on a stepped pillar and octagonal plinth. inscription incised on plinth, photograph set into upper 3 o'clock face. Bronze plaque on east face. Later stone tablets on other faces.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF AMERICAN SERVICEMEN 1939-1945./1944-1945/ THE MAJOR PART OF THE AMERICAN ASSAULT FORCE WHICH/ LANDED ON THE SHORES OF FRANCE 6 JUNE 1944 WAS LAUNCHED/ FROM WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND HARBORS. FROM 6 JUNE 1944 TO 7 MAY 1945, 517,816 TROOPS AND 144,093 VEHICLES EMBARKED / FROM THE HARBORS. MANY OF THE TROOPS LEFT FROM WEYMOUTH PIER./ THE REMAINDER OF THE TROOPS AND ALL THE VEHICLES PASSED THROUGH/ WEYMOUTH EN ROUTE TO PORTLAND POINTS OF EMBARKATION./ PRESENTED BY THE 14TH MAJOR PORT, U.S. ARMY. (Added JUNE 1999:) 28 APRIL 1944/ LYME BAY/ 749 DIED DURING D-DAY / TRAINING EXERCISE 'TIGER'/ WHEN A CONVOY OF LSTS WAS ATTACKED BY E-BOATS/ OFF PORTLAND/ 24 DECEMBER 1944/ ENGLISH CHANNEL/ 802 DIED WHEN THE TROOPSHIP 'LEOPOLDVILLE' WAS SUNK BY/ A TORPEDO OFF CHERBOURG/ PHOTO CAPTION: AMERICAN RANGERS MARCHING ALONG/ THE ESPLANADE PRIOR TO D-DAY/ 6 JUNE 1944/ OMAHA BEACH, FRANCE/ SHOWING COURAGE AND/ ENDURANCE BEYOND BELIEF/ 3,000 DIED ON D-DAY WHILE / FIGHTING TO SECURE THE BEACHHE (SIC) AND STRATEGIC POINT DU HOL, SPEARHEADING/ THE INVASION OF NORMANDY/ AS THIS MILLENNIUM CLOSES WE COMMIT / THIS MEMORY TO HISTORY JUNE 1999.
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
  • Lamp or Lighting
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Lead, Glass
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Photograph/s
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
  • Architectural details
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • WEYMOUTH D-DAY PORT MEMORIAL
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Reference
  • War Memorials Trust Bulletin No.58 (Aug. 2013) p.7 Published:War Memorials Trust London Ref. WM1885.Report on work to refurbish memorial. WMT grant of £10,530.

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