A memorial to the 2nd Battalion of the Hertfordshire Regiment who stayed here until the 31 August 1944 during the battle for Normandy.
VER-SUR-MER
TETE DE PONT
BRITANNIQUE
IN GRATITUDE TO
THE TROOPS
WHO IN THE COURSE OF
LIBERATING THE WORLD
FREED OUR COMMUNE AT DAWN
ON 6th JUNE 1944
AND IN MEMORY OF THE STAY HERE
OF THE 2ND HERTFORDSHIRE REGT
UNDER THE COMMAND OF
COLONEL J.R. HARPER
UNTIL 31 AUGUST 1944 DURING
THE BATTLES FOR
THE LIBERATIN OF FRANCE
KING SECTOR
RED BEACH GREEN BEACH
MAJOR W.R. NICHOLLS MAJOR D.C. SLEMECK
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A memorial to the Headquarters and Regiments of the Royal Artillery who landed on the beaches of Ver-sur-Mer and fought for the liberation of Normandy.
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