2nd and 5th Battalions of the East Yorkshire Regiment Memorial

A memorial to the men of the 2nd and 5th Battalions of the East Yorkshire Regiment who landed on the beache of Hermanville-sur-Mer on the 6th June 1944.

EAST YORKSHIRE

TO THE EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE
2ND AND 5TH BATTALIONS OF THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT WHO
LANDED ON THE BEACHES OF HERMANVILLE-SUR-MER AND LA RIVIERE
IN THE FIRST WAVE OF THE ALLIED ASSAULT ON 6TH JUNE 1944
AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHOSE COURAGE THAT DAY
AND IN THE DAYS THAT FOLLOWED WAS TO COST THEM THIER LIVES.

EACH RISKED ALL IN FREEDOM CAUSE

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Listing: 2nd and 5th Battalions of the East Yorkshire Regiment Memorial

Location

Place du Cuirassé Courbet
14880Hermanville-sur-Mer
Calvados
France
Longitude:-0.302664
Latitude:49.297887

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