Major Strafford Memorial, Ranville
A memorial to Major Charles Strafford dedicated to him by his comrades of Airborne Forces and his many friends in France.
Some interesting article on him can be found on paradata.org.uk Major Charles Strafford - Our man in Ranville and Major Charles Strafford Obituary.
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
MAJOR CHARLES STRAFFORD, MBE
HQ 6TH AIRBORNE DIVISION
BY HIS COMRADES OF AIRBORNE FORCES AND HIS MANY
FRIENDS IN FRANCE
EN SOUVENIR DE NOTRE AMI
CHARLES STRAFFORD, MBE
1914 - 1993
IL SE DEVOUA DE NOMBREUSES ANNEES A
CONSERVER LA MEMOIRE DU SACRIFICE
DES FORCES ALLIEES QUI NOUS REDIREN
T
LA LIBERTE EN 1944.
LES HABITANTS DE RANVILLE
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