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SU4910 : HMS Cricket memorial

near to Lower Swanwick, Hampshire, Great Britain

HMS Cricket memorial

Erected in Manor Farm Country Park. According to a Hampshire County Council document, "Veterans and the Botley and Curdridge Local History Society have worked with the manager and staff of Manor Farm Country Park to develop a memorial to those that served at HMS Cricket. The dedication of the memorial will take place on 2 June 2004." The inscription reads
HMS CRICKET
COMBINED OPERATIONS AND LANDING CRAFT BASE
1943-1946
To honour the memory of those members of the landing craft crews who sailed from this base and gave their lives during the D-Day landings in Normandy and in later sea-borne operations.
Also to commemorate the vital part played by all personnel from HMS Cricket in the liberation of Europe and the final victory.
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Grid Square: SU4910, 29 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Peter Facey (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Saturday, 27 June, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 28 June, 2009
Category: War Memorial (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SU 4977 1098 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:53.7698N 1:17.6211W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SU 4977 1098
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)