Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Surrey Heath
- Town
- Deepcut
- County
- Surrey
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 64532
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Current location
In garden adjacent to churchyard to the south of the church
Garrison Church of St Barbara
Deepcut Bdridge Rd
Deepcut
Surrey Heath
Surrey
GU16 6RW
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 903 572
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Metal plaque with dedicatory inscription set on a rough-hewn stone backing placed on a brick wall.
- Inscription
- OPERATION OVERLORD/ This stone was brought from the/ Beaches of Arromanches by the/ Normandy Veterans' Association 'Surrey Branch'/ to commemorate the Allied Landings/ on D-Day 6th June 1944./ On that day 10,200 young men gave their lives/ for the liberation of Europe./ Nous ne les oublierons pas. We will remember them/ Blessent mon coeur d'une langeur monotone
- 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 - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Wall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick
- 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
- Operation Overlord- Surrey
- WMO ID: 235876
- Condition: Good [last updated on 14-03-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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