“7th of june 1944 Hameau de Lébisey. This generation, which lived through these painful events, must do everything in its power to maintain the duty to remember, and subsequent generations, who enjoy these freedoms, must never forget that it was thanks to our allies and must pass on this duty of remembrance”
It was the largest ceremony since the unveiling of the Memorial in 2021, and we jointly attended with Nick Shacklock of the Normandy Branch of the Royal British Legion and David Billingham, Trustee of The Fusilier Museum Warwick. It had the highest number of attendees from Warwick ever.
It was lovely to see Jason Woods again, who was the driving force behind the Memorial and our becoming a Friendship Town in 2025.
We were very proud to represent Warwick
and lay a wreath at this ceremony on behalf of our Town and Association.
Present at the service:
- Rodolphe Thomas, Maire d’Hérouville-Saint-Clair
- Agnès Dolhem, Maire- adjointe, culture et relations européennes et internationales
- Pascale Crochemore, Chairman of the Association Hérouville-Warwick
- M. LeBoeuf, President of the Anciens Combattants et Victimes de Guerre
- David Billingham, Trustee of The Fusilier Museum (Warwick)
- 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, represented by Captain Rowland Swift (Regimental Adjutant) and WO2 Adam Dixon (Company Sergeant Major of the Headquarters Company)
- Lt Colonel (Retd) M R McDonald, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, Area Secretary North, Warwickshire & W Midlands
- Warwick Re-enactment Group
- Nick Shacklock, Chairman of the Normandy Branch, Royal British Legion
- Richard Stamp, Bugler
- David Spiers, Standard Bearer for the Fusilier Club (Warwickshire Branch)
- Mark Scrivens, Standard Bearer for the Royal British Legion (Normandy Branch)
- Porte-drapeau (Standard Bearer) from Hérouville
- Sally Shacklock, Treasurer of the Royal British Legion (Normandy Branch)
Looking ahead, we are hoping to welcome M. LeBoeuf and other guests from France to our Remembrance Service in Warwick on November 8th this year.