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Location
In the shelter at The Parade, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 See map on www.streetmap.co.uk National Inventory of War Memorials Record Link : NIWM Reference 21783 Description Bronze memorial plaque, with enamel cross of Lorraine. Enamel badge has been damaged. |
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Memorial
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Inscription
CLOSE TO THESE PREMISES IN MARVIN'S YARD WERE BASED FROM 1940 TO 1945 THE FREE FRENCH SUBMARINE CHASERS UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN FIRST DESTROYER FLOTILLA. THEY WERE IN THE FIGHTING LINE IN THE CHANNEL NOTABLY IN THE COWES BLITZ BRUNEVAL AND DIEPPE RAIDS LIBERATION OF FRANCE + + PRES D'ICI A MARVIN'S YARD FURENT BASES DE 1940 A 1945 LES CHASSEURS DES F.N.F.L. SOUS LES ORDRES DU COMMANDANT DE LA PREMIERE FLOTILLE DE TORPILLEURS ILS ETAIENT EN PREMIERE LIGNE DANS LA MANCHE PARTICULIEREMENT LORS DU BOMBARDMENT DE COWES DES RAIDS DE BRUNEVAL ET DIEPPE ET LA LIBERATION DE LA FRANCE
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Memorials & Monuments
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