Arromanches Memorial to Merchant Navy Seamen

A memorial to Merchant Navy Seamen who lost their lives during Operation Overlord.

IN MEMORY
OF
MERCHANT NAVY SEAMEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE NAVAL
"Operation Neptune"
JUNE 6th - SEPTEMBER 1944
They manned the merchant ships that provided the supply line for the Armies, and as such
they were a prime target in "Operation Overlord"
the Normandy Landings, the first phase in the "Liberation of Europe"
ALSO IN MEMORY OF MERCHANT NAVY SEAMEN FROM 1939 - 1945
WHO LOST THEIR LIVED IN EUROPEAN COASTAL WATERS
UNTIL EUROPE WAS FINALLY LIBERATED IN MAY 1945.
For those who rest beneath,
They gave their lives that you may share
A Europe that is free.
DONALD HUNTER 2003

This memorial was erected by The Normandy Merchant Navy Memorial Fund