This granite stele stands directly across Peninsula Road from the larger Chester Cenotaph. The monument was erected in the park by the Norwegian government in thanks for the hospitality shown the Norwegian soldiers stationed in Chester during World War II.
Unveiling ceremonies took place on May 29, 1994. The monument consists of a straight sided granite stele about four feet in height, standing upon a low rectangular concrete base.
[front/devant]
IN APPRECIATION FOR THE
HOSPITALITY SHOWN THE
NORWEGIANS WHO WERE IN
CHESTER DURING THE
SECOND WORLD WAR
ALT FOR NORGE
1940 - 1945
[back/arrière]
TIL MINNE OM
KONGELIG NORSKE MARINES
PERSONELL OG NORSKE
SJØFOLK SOM KOM GIL
LUNENBURG OG TRENET
"CAMP NORWAY" UNDER
ANDRE VERDENSKRIG
ALT FOR NORGE
1940-1945