A restored Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) located next to the 41st Royal Marine Commando Memorial
CHAR CHURCHILL
OFFERT PAR LE GENERAL
SIR IiAN HARRIS
QUI COMMANDAIT LE BATALLION
D'INFANTERTE LE JOUR J
2nd R.U.R (ROYAL ULSTER RIFLE)
Which translates to:
CHAR CHURCHILL
OFFERED BY THE GENERAL
SIR IAN HARRIS
WHO COMMAND THE INFANTERTE
BATTALION ON D-DAY
2nd R.U.R (ROYAL ULSTER RIFLE)
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A memorial to the 41st Royal Marine Commando who liberated Lion-sur-Mer. The memorial is a large sundial with the time the Marines landed on the beach marked by the location of a plaque on the dial.
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