23rd Destroyer Flotilla Memorial, Luc-sur-Mer

A memorial to the 23rd Destroyer Flotilla located by the coast at Luc-ser-Mer.

LEST WE FORGET

This stone is a memorial to the brave men and ships of the
23rd Destroyer Flotilla.
Already hardened veterans of the Arctic convoys
On the 6.6.1944 they arrived off Sword Beach at 02.40,
Closed the beach at 05.30 and opened fire at 06.30

HM SHIPS
Saumarez G12 Capt. D Savage G20 Scorpion G72
Scourge G01 Serapis G94 Swift G46 ~ Lost 24.6.1944

HMN SHIPS
Stord G26 Svenner G03 ~ Lost 24.6.1944

SOME OF THE MEN
R.Adml. I. Balfour, R.Adml. A. Watson, R.Adml. G. Loosli
Capt. J. Gower, Capt. J. Cunningham, Cdr. Anketell-Jones
Lt.Cdr. Hattersley-Smith, Lt.Cdr. J. Chard, Lt.Cdr. D. Rowles,
Lt. A. Ditcham, Lt. D. Silver, Lt. I. Macdonald, Lt. A. Owen.
Lt. J. Scurr, Lt.Surg. J. Millar, Lt.Surg. J. Preedy,
Rt.Hon. Sir Stephen Brown G.B.E.,
F. Batterham, J. Baxendale, A. Beach, H. Beevers-Shufty,
T. Bethell, M. Boggis, A. Bowyer, B. Bridges, N. Brodie,
J. Bulpitt, W. Burke, D. Cottrell, H. Dilley, A. Duncan,
J. Fagg, G. Gamsby, B. Golding, R. Goodman, F. Green,
A. Haslam, W. Hicks, J. Hinton, L. Hopkins, R.Howe,
F. James, A. Johnsen, D. Jobling, K. Mabey, D. Mason,
J. Medforth, J. Moffatt, E. Nelson, F. Paxton, P. Pauley,
A. Robinson, A. Rogers, S. Salter-Snowy, A. Sayers,
J. Sinclair, A. Smith, J. Swallow, W. Swift-Billy, J. Swift,
D. Thompson, D. Tuffin, R. West-Westy, H. Willett