A memorial to the Canadian soldiers who liberated Cairon on the 6th June 1944.
6 JUIN 1944
EN MEMOIRE
ET RECONNAISSANCE
A NOS ALLIES LIBERATEURS
de CAIRON
A LA MEMOIRE
DES SOLDATS CANADIENS
QUI ONT DONNE LEUR VIE
POUR LA CONQUETE ET LA
DEFENSE DE CAIRON
NOUS GARDERONS A JAMAIS
LEUR SOUVENIR
A translation of the plaques are below.
JUNE 6, 1944
IN MEMORY
AND RECOGNITION
OUR ALLIES LIBERATORS
from CAIRON
IN MEMORY
CANADIAN SOLDIERS
WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIFE
FOR CONQUEST AND
DEFENSE OF CAIRON
WE WILL KEEP EVER
THEIR SOUVENIR
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