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Location
Formerly at : St Thomas Square, Newport, Isle of Wight Currently beleived to be at : CHARM - Conflict, History and Remembrance Museum in Northwood (formerly the Isle of Wight Military Museum), Northwood, Isle of Wight IWM War Memorials Archive Record Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40748 Description A bench in the Square, bearing a small plaque. Installed June 1994 on 50th Anniversary of D-day. Believed to have been removed in 2003 following vandalism, and now stored (seen in 2008) in the workshop at the CHARM - Conflict, History and Remembrance Museum in Northwood (formerly the Isle of Wight Military Museum). |
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Memorial
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Inscription
PRESENTED BY THE I.O.W. BRANCH
NORMANDY VETERANS ASSOCIATION TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF D DAY AND THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN |
The bench at the Military Vehicle Museum at Northwood in 2008 |
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Page updated 29 July 2014 (change in name of Museum)
Page updated 29 July 2014 (change in name of Museum)