The Legion Wood and Memorial Plaque, Poyll Dooey Nature Reserve - Ramsey, Isle of Man
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Mike_bjm
N 54° 19.574 W 004° 23.601
30U E 409384 N 6020714
This memorial is a wooden-framed brass plaque set in a large boulder.
Waymark Code: WMV285
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 02/11/2017
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At the entrance to The Legion Wood is a large boulder with a wood framed brass plaque mounted on one face. The dedication reads as follows:
THE LEGION WOOD WAS CREATED IN 2005 WITH FUNDS KINDLY PROVIDED
BY OCRA WORLDWIDE. THE WOOD COMMEMORATES THE ANNIVERSARY
OF THE ENDING OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND IS SEEN AS A
TESTAMENT TO THOSE WHO SERVED THE ALLIED CAUSE TO SECURE
FREEDOM FOR MANKIND.
THE AREA COMPRISES 60 TREES OF 6 VARIETIES REPRESENTING THE 60
YEARS SINCE THE ENDING OF THE WAR AND THE 6 YEARS OF WAR
PROVIDING AN AREA OF PEACE AND TRANQUILITY FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND
WILDLIFE. THIS WOOD COMPLIMENTS THE MIGRATORY BIRDS WETLAND
PROJECT AND ADJACENT TRAILS.
THIS WOOD WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED ON BEHALF OF THE RAMSEY BRANCH
OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION ON 12TH NOVEMBER 2005 BY
HIS EXCELLENCY THE LT. GOVERNOR OF THE ISLE OF MAN
VICE ADMIRAL SIR PAUL HADDACKS KCB.
"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
Text on Monument/Memorial Sign or Plaque:
HE LEGION WOOD WAS CREATED IN 2005 WITH FUNDS KINDLY PROVIDED
BY OCRA WORLDWIDE. THE WOOD COMMEMORATES THE ANNIVERSARY
OF THE ENDING OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND IS SEEN AS A
TESTAMENT TO THOSE WHO SERVED THE ALLIED CAUSE TO SECURE
FREEDOM FOR MANKIND.
THE AREA COMPRISES 60 TREES OF 6 VARIETIES REPRESENTING THE 60
YEARS SINCE THE ENDING OF THE WAR AND THE 6 YEARS OF WAR
PROVIDING AN AREA OF PEACE AND TRANQUILITY FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND
WILDLIFE. THIS WOOD COMPLIMENTS THE MIGRATORY BIRDS WETLAND
PROJECT AND ADJACENT TRAILS.
THIS WOOD WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED ON BEHALF OF THE RAMSEY BRANCH
OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION ON 12TH NOVEMBER 2005 BY
HIS EXCELLENCY THE LT. GOVERNOR OF THE ISLE OF MAN
VICE ADMIRAL SIR PAUL HADDACKS KCB.
"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
Date of Dedication: 11/12/2005
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Short walk from the town centre
Access times: From: 12:01 AM To: 11:59 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Poyll Dooey Nature Reserve
Ramsey, Isle of Man
Commemoration: THOSE WHO SERVED THE ALLIED CAUSE TO SECURE FREEDOM FOR MANKIND.
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