Location
On the South wall of the church.
Memorial
La Combattante
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Inscription
This tablet erected by their shipmates is
dedicated to the proud memory of the
67 Officers and Men who lost their lives
when the Free French Ship "La Combattante"
a "hunt class" destroyer of the 1st Destroyer
Flotilla (1942 - 1945) was sunk in the North
Sea during the night of 23rd February
1945
Further Information
The plaque also has a translation of the inscription in French.
A memorial, which lists the names of the men who died on La Combattante, stands on the waterfront at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy. Included amongst the names are two members of the Royal Navy, PO Radar Smith N and Signalman TO Cleverley FC. The rest are all Free French.
See http://www.normandie44lamemoire.com/version%20anglaise/fiches%20villes%20US/courseullesus2.html for a photo of the memorial at Courseulles-sur-Mer, and
http://grieme.org/comb.htm for information about a dive on La Combattante.
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