Monument MPM1885 - D-Day Memorial, South Parade

Monument in the form of a square concrete block of the type used for land defence in 1940, commemorating the troops who embarked for the D-Day beaches in June 1944.

Monument in the form of a square concrete block of the type used for land defence in 1940. Incised inscriptions record that in 1940 'France and other Low Countries having been over-run, we laboured alone to obstruct our coasts with such blocks as these against invasion by the enemies of freedom. Yet (…on 'D' Day…) from this very beach, in the company of powerful allies, many thousands of our men embarked on the great adventure of liberating Europe, and achieved their objective.'

Howarth, A J, Norrish, K V, 1984, Monuments & Memorials in the City of Portsmouth (Unpublished document). SPM509.