Memorial

D Day Normandy Landing

Source: Copyright Stephen Palmer

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Current Location

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

TR 15121 57918

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 1610
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

Tablet

Height: 480mm

Width: 900mm

Depth: 50mm

Made from: Marble - Grey

Condition: Good