2 Ox & Bucks Memorial, Hérouvillette

This memorial is located on the wall of the cemetery at Hérouvillette and commemorates the men of the 2nd (Airborne) Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (52nd).

The battalion fought in key actions from the capture of Pegasus Bridge on D-Day through Escoville, Hérouvillette, and Bréville-les-Monts, advancing as far as the River Seine during the Battle of Normandy.

The plaque also pays tribute to the many courageous French civilians who assisted them.

2ND (AIRBORNE) BN THE
OXFORD AND
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LI (52ND)

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT AT PEGASUS BRIDGE ESCOVILLE
HEROUVILLETE BREVILLE LES-MONTS ANS TO THE SEINE AND OF THE
MANY BRAVE FRENCH WHO HELPED US

À LA MÉMOIRE DE CEUX QUI SE SONT BATTUS À PEGASUS BRIDGE
ESCOVILLE HÉROUVILLETTE BRÉVILLE LES-MONTS ET VERS LA SEINE
ET A CELLE DES NOMBREUX FRANÇAIS COURAGEUX QUI NOUS AIDAIENT

6 JUNE TO 31 AUGUST 1944