The Normandy Memorial Site Update.
August 2019.
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The Normandy Memorial Trust's Web-Site can be found HERE
D-Day Veteran, George Batts, was an 18-year-old Sapper when he landed on Gold Beach on the morning of D-Day. Tasked with clearing mines and booby traps, he survived the horrors of the beaches, while many of his friends and comrades tragically died.
George, who eventually became The National Secretary of The Normandy Veterans Association, has long held an ambition that a defining Monument should be built, on a single site in France, to commemorate the men and women of The British Armed Forces and Civilian Services who lost their lives in The Normandy Campaign.
The Normandy Memorial Trust, harnessing George’s remarkable tenacity and long-held passion, has secured a commitment from The U.K. Government to construct a powerful and inspiring statement, which will endure in Normandy, to honour The Fallen.
Distinguished Architect Liam O’Connor has been commissioned to design a fitting National Tribute, where those who lost their lives will have their names inscribed as a permanent reminder of their sacrifice and bravery during The Normandy Campaign of 1944.
This World-Class Memorial will be the culmination of much
commitment and determination to create a Monument to our
British Servicemen and Servicewomen, and those from the
Civilian Services, who lost their lives in Normandy.
They Will Always Be Remembered.
