A memorial in Creully to 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards who liberated the town during the battle for Normandy. The memorial is located on the D22 (Rue d'Arromanches) just past Château de Creully.
IN PROUD MEMORY
OF THE 4TH/7TH ROYAL DRAGOON GUARDS
WHO LIVED OR DIED IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
LANDING IN FRANCE SEPTEMBER 1939
WITHDRAWING THROUGH DUNKIRK JUNE 1940
RETURNING TO NORMANDY TO ASSAULT KING BEACH
LA RIVIERE AT H HOUR ON D DAY 6TH JUNE 1944
TO LIBERATE CREULLY LATER THAT DAY
AND IN DUE COURSE TO ASSIST IN BRINGING THE FIGHT
TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION
QUIS SEPARABIT
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