Royal Artillery Monument, Ver-sur-Mer

A memorial to the Headquarters and Regiments of the Royal Artillery who landed on the beaches of Ver-sur-Mer and fought for the liberation of Normandy.

This stone commemorates
the Headquarters and the Regiments
of the

ROYAL
ARTILLERY

of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division
which assaulted these beaches on
6 June 1944 and afterwards fought in
the battle for the liberation of Normandy

74th (NORTHUMBRIAN)
FIELD REGIMENT RA

86th (HERTS YEOMANRY)
FIELD REGIMENTS (SP) RA

90th (CITY OF LONDON)
FIELD REGIMENT (SP) RA

124th (NORTHUMBRIAN)
FIELD REGIMENT RA

147th (ESSEX YEOMANRY)
FIELD REGIMENT (SP) RA

7TH MEDIUM REGIMENT RA

102nd
(NORTHUMBERLAND HUSSARS)
ANTI-TANK REGIMENT RA

25th LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT
REGIMENT RA

En souvenir des combats des régiments
d'artillerie de la 50eme Division
Northumbrian qui débarquerent
sur cette plage

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Listing: Royal Artillery Monument, Ver-sur-Mer

Location

Avenue Général Ailleret
14114Ver-sur-Mer
Calvados
France
Longitude:-0.516567
Latitude:49.343616

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