Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Guernsey
Town
St Peter Port
County
Channel Islands
Country
Channel Islands
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 8 May 2010
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
97751

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Description
A grey oval tablet with a double line engraved dark border and dark letters
Inscription
THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES / THE EVACUATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS / AHEAD OF THE OCCUPATION OF THE ISLAND / BY GERMAN FORCES IN JUNE 1940 // FOUR FIFTHS OF THE CHILDREN AND ALTOGETHER / ALMOST HALF THE POPULATION OF GUERNSEY / WERE TRANSPORTED TO ENGLAND SO THAT / SCARCELY A FAMILY WAS UNDIVIDED // A LA PERCHOINE // Translation – ‘Until we meet again’
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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