Arromanches Memorial Plaque - Exbury Gardens, Exbury, South Hampshire, UK
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This memorial lies within Exbury Gardens.
Waymark Code: WM6C5V
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/12/2009
Views: 1
Exbury House was owned and used by the Admiralty for many years. At the very end of the gardens next to the Beaulieu River is the view point and Arromanches Plaque.
The plaque reads as follows:
'L.S.T. & LANDING CRAFT ASSOCIATION
IN COMMEMORATION OF H.M.'s SAILORS AND ROYAL MARINES OF THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY WHO MANNED THE LANDING SHIPS AND LANDING CRAFT AND LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE IN 1944. "LEST WE FORGET".'
There is an information board adjacent to the plaque and seats all round to view the river.
Date of Dedication: 01/01/1944
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Saturday 7th March - Sunday 8th Nov, daily
Access times: From: 10:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Exbury Gardens
Exbury, South Hampshire United Kingdom
SO45 1AZ
Commemoration: British Navy
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