The allied campaign in WW2 for the liberation of North West Europe including the Normandy D-Day landings.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Operation Overlord
Commemorated ati
D-Day Tree
These 4 plaques, each about 7" (we didn't actually measure them) are laid int...
Dwight D Eisenhower
The United States of America recognizes the selfless service and manifold con...
Operation Torch & Operation Overlord
Norfolk House In this building, 24 June 1942 - 8 November 1942, general of t...
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Chas. A. Franklin
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Field Marshal, First Viscount Alanbrooke
Churchill's chief military advisor in WW2. Born (and brought up) in France as Alan Brooke into the Irish aristocracy. Entered the army aged 18 and served in Ireland and India and then in WW1, in ...
1 memorial
Private John Lynn, VC
Soldier. Born in Forest Hill, London. On 2nd May, 1915 near Ypres, the enemy was advancing behind a wave of poison gas. In spite of being almost overcome by the fumes, he turned his machine-gun aga...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Wandsworth Fire Station
The display stand that forms part of the memorial contains a picture of this building shortly after the fire, but the glazing makes it difficult to photograph so we are using a picture of the build...
2 memorials
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Sandemanian chapel
The Sandemanians were a Christian sect founded by John Glas in Scotland and spread into England and America by his son-in-law Robert Sandeman. Sandeman arrived in London in April 1761 and establish...
2 memorials
Clayhall Tea House
A popular place of refreshment in the 18th century, in what was then an out of London village. Samuel Pepys records in his diary that he visited Bow, and had eaten a memorable dish of cherries and ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
1 memorial
Innholders' Hall - 1
EC4, Little College Lane
This overtly modern facade is shown on the English Heritage map as part of the Scheduled Ancient Monument which includes the more traditi...
3 subjects commemorated
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