Description
Sitting on a ridge overlooking Gold Beach, the newly constructed British Normandy Memorial stands in memory of the 22,442 men and women under British command who died on D-Day and throughout the Battle of Normandy during the summer of 1944.
The Memorial consists of Memorial Court, the D-Day Sculpture and 160 stone columns with the names of the fallen carved into them, all sitting within almost 50 acres of parkland. The British Normandy Memorial Digital Visitor Experience has been created to help you make the most of your visit to this important new memorial.
Key Features:
• A digital Roll of Honour which allows you to search for a name and locate it on the Memorial;
• An Audio Guide featuring voices of D-Day Veterans and some of those involved in the construction of the Memorial;
• Thematic Memorial Tours which will lead you around the Memorial, sharing stories from some of those involved in D-Day;
• D-Day Stories featuring never-before-seen histories of the men and women who are remembered on the D-Day Wall and the 160 stone columns forming the Memorial;
• An augmented-reality Coastal Guide which puts you at the heart of the events of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy;
• A Visitor Book where you can share your thoughts after visiting and share stories of your relatives with us to include in future D-Day Story updates.
Download the app before visiting the British Normandy Memorial to get to know the site and discover the stories of those involved in the largest amphibious landing in history through brand new audio and video content, produced with the help of the D-Day Story, Portsmouth and the Imperial War Museum, London.
The British Normandy Memorial has been built by the Normandy Memorial Trust, a charity based in the UK. All donations go towards the upkeep of the Memorial.