Memorial

Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces - 1940 to present

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Current Location

Near Marine Hotel, Esplanade Road, Paignton, Torbay, Devon, TQ4 6EB, England

SX 89270 60565

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Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 69832
Description: Rectangular plinth with exposed brick work and concrete surface. Plinth is surmounted by a stone of remembrance with regimental insignia carved and lettering in black.
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM/ THE PARACHUTE/ REGIMENT/ AND/ AIRBORNE FORCES/ WHO HAVE GIVEN THERI LIVES/ IN CONFLICT/ 1940 TO THE/ PRESENT DAY/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY/ SOTUH DEVON BRANCH/ THE PARACHUTE REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION/ UNVEILED ON 28TH MARCH 2010 BY/ HARRY LEACH D-DAY 6 JUNE 1944/ TED BURRIDGE ARNHEM 17 SEPT 1944/ DENNIS CROCKEN ARNHEM 17 SEPT 1944/ HAROLD WRIGHT RHINE CROSSING 24 MARCH 1945

Sponsor Type: corporate
Sponsored By: Erected by the South Devon Branch of The Parachute Regimental Association

Unveiled

28 March 2010

Veterans of the Parachute Regiment

Plinth

Made from: Brick

Condition: Good

Stone of remembrance

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good