Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
A Soldier of World War Two
World War Two
Decades of Easy Peace May Go Their Way
And Tide, and Time, May Drift Us Far Apart
But You Who Shared Our Savage Yesterday
Will Hold the Highest Places In Our Heart
This Statue Was Erected
From Donations Made By
Veterans, Organisations, Individuals
And the Business Community
Unveiled
4th June 1997
by
HRH The Duke of Kent, KG
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 50° 46.795′ N, 1° 5.378′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, England. Memorial is at the intersection of Clarence Esplanade and Serpentine Road, on the right when traveling south on Clarence Esplanade. Located at the D-Day Story Museum on the Clarence Esplanade. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Portsmouth, England PO5 3NT, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Monty (a few steps from this marker); 9-inch Armstrong-Fraser Gun (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); 68–pdr Muzzle Loader Gun (about 150 meters away); Royal Arms of Charles II (about 180 meters away); Southsea Castle (about 180 meters away); Bandstand Field (about 180 meters away); The Inscription (about 180 meters away); Royal Visit Commemoration (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.
Also see . . . The D-Day Story Museum. (Submitted on September 19, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
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