Hill 112 Memorial

A monument commemorating the fighting that took place for Hill 112 in July 1944. The site contains a Churchill tank, memorial to servicemen and a memorial to the 43rd (Wessex) Divison

The 43rd (Wessex) Division statues plaque text:

TO THE MEMORY OF ALL RANKS OF
THE 43RD (WESSEX) DIVISION
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN
THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM
JUNE 1944 TO MAY 1945

THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED ON THE
SITE OF THE FIRST MAJOR BATTLE
IN WHICH THE DIVISION TOOK PART
JULY 10TH TO JULY 29TH 1944
WHEN
THIS RIDGE, CHATEAU DE FONTAINE
ETERVILLE AND MALTOT
WERE CAPTURED
AND HELD.

Infantryman statue plaque text:

IN MEMORY
OF ALL INFANTRYMEN
WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE
DURING THE BATTLE FOR HILL 112 IN 1944
UNVEILED BY
HRH PRINCE EDWARD THE EARL OF WESSEX KG GCVO
ON 12TH JULY 2015
"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"

The Divisions who fought in the battle Hill 112

11th Armoured Division
15th Scottish Division
43rd Wessex Division
49th West Riding Division
50th Northumbrian Division
53rd Welsh Division