Periers Sur Le Dan 3rd British Infantry Division Memorial

A memorial to the 3rd British Infantry Division who liberated the village Periers sur le Dan and the British soldiers who died in the village in June and July 1944.

JUIN 1944
PERIERS SUR LE DAN
LIBERATED BY
3rd BRITISH INFANTRY DIVISION

IN MEMORY OF THE BRITISH
SOLDIERS WHO DIED IN THIS
VILLAGE ON JUNE AND JULY
1944, FOR LIBERTY.

A LA MEMOIRE DES SOLDATS
BRITANNIQUES MORTS DANS
CE VILLAGE EN JUIN ET
JUILLET 1944, POUR LA
LIBERTE.

WERE KILLED AND TEMPORARILY BURIED IN PERIERS

The Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
Lt F.T. PERCIVAL 06.6.1944
Pte H. HALL 06.6.1944
Pte w. BIRD 06.6.1944

7 Field Regt. Royal Artillery
Gnr R. LEWIS 26.6.1944
Gnr E. HOLROYD 26.6.1944

Royal Corps of Signals
Dvr. DAVENPORT 07.7.1944
Sig. J.H. STENNING 07.7.1944

33 Field Regt. Royal Artillery
Capt M.E. ROOSE 09.6.1944
Lt W.J. JONES 10.6.1944
L.Bdr L. MARKWELL 10.6.1944
Gnr W.R. THORNBER 18.6.1944
Lt J.K. WILMOT 22.6.1944
Bdr J.W. JONES 23.6.1944
Bdr H. DENIS 08.7.1944
Bdr A.W. LARGENT 09.7.1944
Gnr J.B. WAIN 21.7.1944

The East Yorkshire Regiment
Pte V. BOARDMAN 08.6.1944

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Listing: Periers Sur Le Dan 3rd British Infantry Division Memorial

Location

D222
4112Périers-sur-le-Dan
Calvados
France
Longitude:-0.339365
Latitude:49.257415

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