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    Memorial

    Liverpool Pier Head - British and American Unity 1944

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    Current Location

    North of the Mersey Ferries terminal, Georges Parade, Pier Head, Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 1DP, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 33809 90218

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    2479
    Description
    Rectangular sandstone tablet with incised inscription set in the brick wall behind which the original floating roadway carried material from the floating landing stage into Liverpool.
    Inscription
    HERE IN THE DARK DAYS OF THE WAR AND/ IN THE DAWN OF VICTORY AMERICAN/TROOPS AND CARGOES MOVED THROUGH/ THIS PORT FURTHERED BY BRITISH/AND AMERICANS WORKING TOGETHER./ THIS STONE RECORDS THEIR UNITY/ IN ACCOMPLISHING THEIR MISSION./ ERECTED BY THE 15TH PORT USA 1944
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Sponsor Type
    corporate

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    1944

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Custodian
    Peel Holdings/ Liverpool City Council

    Components

    Tablet

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Wall

    Made from: Brick


    Condition: Good