Basingstoke in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

D Day Landings

Photographed by Stephen Palmer, August 4, 2023

1. D Day Landings Marker

Inscription.
The Wheatsheaf Hotel was the original officers’ mess when Major John Howard, DSO joined the 1st Airlanding Brigade
He led the capture of “Pegasus” bridge 6th June 1944 the spearhead of the “D” Day landings

Erected by Basingstoke Heritage Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1944.

Location. 51° 15.737′ N, 1° 5.377′ W. Marker is in Basingstoke, England, in Hampshire. It is on Winton Square, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Winton Square, Basingstoke, England RG21 8EU, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Remembrance Garden (approx. 0.3 kilometers

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away); John Curwen (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Basing Trail (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Welcome to the Holy Ghost Cemetery (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Holy Ghost Cemetery (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); a different marker also named Welcome to the Holy Ghost Cemetery (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Brigadier Manley Angell James VC DSO MBE MC (approx. 10.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Basingstoke.

Also see . . . Pegasus Bridge.

Excerpt from the Pegasus page on the D-Day Revisited Website - "The small force of 181 men was commanded by Major John Howard and joined with a detachment of Royal Engineers who landed at Ranville-Benouville in six 28-men Horsa gliders. Having taken off from Dorset, the gliders were towed across the Channel by Halifax Bombers."

(Submitted on August 6, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England.)

Photographed by Stephen Palmer, August 4, 2023

2. D Day Landings Marker

The Wheatsheaf image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stephen Palmer, August 4, 2023

3. The Wheatsheaf

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.