Fort Garry Horse D-Day Memorial Plaque
Municipality/Province: Winnipeg, MB
Memorial number: 46009-026
Type: Brass plaque
Address: 551 Machray Avenue
Location: McGregor Armoury
GPS coordinates: Lat: 49.9276709 Long: -97.1393920
Submitted by: Tamara Wally; Victor Jarman
This plaque, a replica of the original placed at the Canadian memorial at Bernières-sur-Mer in France, was donated by the Fort Garry Horse Regimental Association. It is dedicated to the members of the regiment who participated in the Normandy landings and the liberation of Bernières-sur-Mer.
Inscription found on memorial
[front/devant]
1944 - 1994
[left column/colonne de gauche]
LEST WE FORGET
ON 6 JUNE 1944,
THE 10TH ARMOURED REGIMENT
(THE FORT GARRY HORSE)
PARTICIPATED IN THE
ASSAULT ON THE BEACHES
AND THE LIBERATION OF
BERNIÈRES-SUR-MER
[right column/colonne de droite]
AFIN QUE NUL N'IGNORE
LE 6 JUIN 1944,
LE 10E RÉGIMENT BLINDÉ
(THE FORT GARRY HORSE)
PARTICIPAIT A L'ASSAULT
DES PLAGES ET À
LA LIBERATION DE
BERNIÈRES-SUR-MER
[bottom/en bas]
THE FORT GARRY HORSE REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION
CANADA
This is a replica
of the plaque at
BERNIÈRES-SUR-MER
in France.
Street view
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