DONATE SHOP CONTACT VISIT APP THE MEMORIAL ROLL OF HONOUR STORIES NEWS EVENTS (0) ITEMS IN BASKET | VIEW BASKET FIRST GROUP OF VETERANS VISIT THE BRITISH NORMANDY MEMORIAL FIRST GROUP OF VETERANS VISIT THE BRITISH NORMANDY MEMORIAL PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATES VETERAN PATRON ON LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD BECOME A GUARDIAN OF THE MEMORIAL MEET NORMAN D. MOUSE NEW CHAIRMAN OF TRUSTEES APPOINTED WATCH THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE MEMORIAL THE CASSON BROTHERS, JOHN AND MARY HOLLAND’S STORY: DOWNLOAD THE NEW BRITISH NORMANDY MEMORIAL APP THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE BRITISH NORMANDY MEMORIAL Seventy-seven years on: an historic moment as the British Normandy Memorial to fallen servicemen and women is officially opened. On Sunday 6 June, the 77th anniversary of D-Day, the British Normandy Memorial was officially opened. The Opening Ceremony was broadcast live to an audience at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, where more than one hundred Normandy Veterans gathered. Patron of the Normandy Memorial Trust, His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, opened the British Normandy Memorial virtually with a special video message to Normandy Veterans. The Opening Ceremony was presided over by the British Ambassador to France, Lord Edward Llewellyn. A small group, including 97-year-old British Normandy Veteran David Mylchreest, French Minister for the Armed Forces, Madame Florence Parly, Senior French guests and Chairman of the Normandy Memorial Trust Lord Peter Ricketts, gathered in front of the ‘D-Day Wall’ for the long-awaited opening in Ver-sur-Mer. The British Normandy Memorial records the names of the 22,442 servicemen and women under British command who fell on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy in the summer of 1944. This includes people from more than 30 different countries. Inscribed in stone, their names have never, until now, been brought together. The site also includes a French Memorial, dedicated to the memory of French civilians who died during this time. The opening of the Memorial included the special ribbon-cutting moment, the laying of the first wreath and a flypast by the Red Arrows. BECOME A GUARDIAN THE STORY OF THE MAKING OF THE MEMORIAL From the very beginnings of an idea to a place of serene beauty where people will gather to remember and reflect for generations to come. Six years in six minutes: this is the story of the making of the Memorial. OUR PATRON HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE PRINCE OF WALES’ MESSAGE TO VIRTUALLY OPEN THE BRITISH NORMANDY MEMORIAL ON SUNDAY 6 JUNE 2021 Our Patron addresses Normandy Veterans and relatives of the fallen gathered on the occasion of the official opening of the British Normandy Memorial on 6 June 2021, the 77th anniversary of D-Day, at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire. SIGN UP FOR UPDATES Receive regular emails about the British Normandy Memorial and the stories of the servicemen and women commemorated on it. Home Roll of Honour Stories News Visit App The Memorial Donate Patron & Trustees Contact Privacy Policy A company limited by guarantee: Company number 10210480. Registered charity number: 1168973. Registered office: 56 Warwick Square, London SW1V 2AJ Freephone - 0800 470 1002 General enquiries and comments contact@britishnormandymemorial.org Fundraising enquiries guardian@normandymemorialtrust.org For Media enquiries Click Here Our Privacy Policy