Normandy Veteran's Association War Memorial - The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, The Royal Chapel - St. John's, Isle of Man
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A memorial tablet in memory of those from the Island who fought and gave thier lives in The Normandy Campaign 1944 inside The Royal Chapel in the village of St. John's.
Waymark Code: WM13PED
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 01/23/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ištván
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A memorial tablet in memory of those from the Island who fought and gave thier lives in The Normandy Campaign 1944 inside The Royal Chapel in the village of St. John's.

The memorial take the form of a Granite tablet with a dome head, In which is the crest of the Normandy Veteran's Association. The dedication is inscribed in white and shown below:

'IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO FOUGHT & GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1994.
NORMANDY VETERANS ASSOCIATION
ISLE OF MAN.



'The plaque was affixed to the wall in its current location in November 2004, and dedicated at the Armistice Sunday service. (Letter dated 25 February 2005 signed by E.S. Hannath, Esq., M.B.E, Hon. Secretary of the N.V.A.).'
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Date of Dedication: 11/09/2004

Property Permission: Public

Access times: From: 9:30 AM To: 4:00 PM

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Location of waymark:
The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, The Royal Chapel
Main Road
St. John's, Isle of Man
IM4 3NA


Commemoration: Those from the Island who fought and gave thier lives in The Normandy Campaign 1944

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