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Side 1 - Taken by David Jones 01 Nov 2018
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Side 2 - Taken by David Jones 01 Nov 2018
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Side 3 - Taken by David Jones 01 Nov 2018
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Side 4 - Taken by David Jones 01 Nov 2018
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Full Memorial - Taken by David Jones 01 Nov 2018
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Bench Dedicated to the 508th - Taken by David Jones 01 Nov 2018
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2nd Bench dedicated to the 508th - Taken by David Jones 01 Nov 2018
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Bench in Memory of Lt Col Dave Pike - Taken by David Jones 01 Nov 2018
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Inscription on the Bench to Lt Col Dave Pike - Taken by David Jones 01 Nov 2018
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Another Inscription Lt Col Dave Pikes Bench - Taken by David Jones 01 Nov 2018
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Placing in front of Wollaton Hall - Taken by David Jones 01 Nov 2018
Reference WMO/260583
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- Second World War (1939-1945)
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Plaque 1-Dedicated to our brave friends both past & present of the/American 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the/82nd Airborne Division, who set up camp in this/Park in preparation for D-Day.//They parachuted into Normandy on June 6th 1944/and returned here during that summer/before parachuting into Holland on 17th September/in the battle to liberate Europe.//with pride and everlasting friendship. Plaque 2-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Roll of Honour 1944-1945/The 508th PIR took part in airborne operations across occupied Europe/Operation Neptune on D-Day. Operation Market Garden in Holland/and the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes/ Normandy Holland Ardennes Total/ Killed in Action 336 146 134 616/ Wounded in Action 487 389 398 1274/ Missing in Action 165 66 23 254/ To the members of the Regiment who fell and now remain on the battlefields of Europe.
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