Memorial: M5706

Memorial in Cornwall dedicated to those lost during Operation Chariot 1942

Location

Car park, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'OPERATION CHARIOT / FROM THIS HARBOUR 622 SAILORS / AND COMMANDOS SET SAIL FOR / THE SUCCESSFUL RAID ON ST. NAZAIRE / 28TH MARCH 1942 168 WERE KILLED / 5 VICTORIA CROSSES WERE AWARDED / DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / THEIR COMRADES BY / THE ST. NAZAIRE SOCIETY'

Details

Type: Memorial
Materials: granite, bronze

Event

St Nazaire Raid

Event Date

1942

Event Category

1939 - 1945 Second World War

Extra

JSON

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