The British Normandy Memorial
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The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) will maintain the new British Normandy Memorial from October, after it was opened in June following five years of work by the Normandy Memorial Trust. The memorial commemorates by name more than 22,000 service personnel killed while serving under British Command in Normandy in 1944.
Now it is open to the public, CWGC has been appointed to ensure the Memorial’s upkeep in the coming years. Its gardeners, stonemasons and other specialist staff will take on the routine maintenance, inspections and care of the iconic site.