Gedenktekens Arromanches-les-Bains

Tekst op de plaquette #1: [i]L.S.T. & LANDING CRAFT ASSOCIATION IN COMMEMORATION OF H.M.s SAILORS AND ROYAL MARINES OF THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY WHO MANNED THE LANDING SHIPS AND LANDING CRAFT AND LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE IN 1944 "LEST WE FORGET"[/i] Tekst op de plaquette #2: [i]IN MEMORY OF MERCHANT NAVY SEAMEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE NAVAL "Operation Neptune" JUNE 6th - SEPTEMBER 1944 They manned the merchant ships that provided the supply line for the Armies, and as such they were a prime target in "Operation Overlord" the Normandy Landings, the firth phase in the "Liberation of Europe" ALSO IN MEMORY OF MERCHANT NAVY SEAMEN FROM 1939 - 1945 WHO LOST THEIR LIVED IN EUROPEAN COASTAL WATERS UNTIL EUROPE WAS FINALLY LIBERATED IN MAY 1945. For those who rest beneath, They gave their lives that you may share A Europe that is free.[/i] Tekst op de plaquette #3: [i]In recognition of the Royal Air Force Beach Squadrons that landed in Normandy with the seaborne assault forces. The RAF Beach Squadrons worked in the SWORD, JUNO and GOLD areas to facilitate the build-up of RAF personnel, vehicles and supplies vital to the operations of the 2nd Tactical Air Force. Men of these RAF beach units, some of whom landed early in the morning of D-Day, worked closely with their Army and Navy comrades in the beach areas and showed the true spirit of Combined Operations. No.1 RAF Beach Squadron 101 RAF Beach Flight 102 RAF Beach Flight No.2 RAF Beach Squadron 103 RAF Beach Flight 104 RAF Beach Flight No.4 RAF Beach Squadron 107 RAF Beach Flight 108 RAF Beach Flight[/i] Tekst op de plaquette #4: [i]IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE PART PLAYED BY MEN OF THE ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS, THE ROYAL ARMY ORDANCE CORPS, THE ROYAL PIONEER CORPS, THE ARMY CATERING CORPS, AND THE POSTAL COURIER SERVICE OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS, IN THE ALLIED ARMIES" LANDING OPERATIONS AT ARROMANCHES AND OTHER NORMANDY BEACHES IN JUNE 1944 THEIR CONDUCT AND ACHIEVEMENTS ARE OUR HERITAGE OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS OF THE ROYAL LOGISTICS CORPS JUNE 1944[/i]