Memorial

Kieffer Commandos

Source: Copyright Mike Fox

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Current Location

Beach Bank, Criccieth, Gwynedd, LL52 0HW, Wales

SH 50231 38084

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 85144
Description: Grey slate plaque attached to wall on the seafront promenade in Criccieth, North Wales. At top is an incised Free French cross of Lorraine in white. Below are incised inscriptions in white in Welsh, French and English, separated by horizontal white dotted lines.
Inscription: Er Cof am y Ffrancwyr Rhyddion "Kieffer" commandos a fu'n/ lletya yng Nghriccieth o Orffennaf 1942 hyd Mai 1943/ Ac mewn gwerthfawrogiad o'r lletygarwch a ddangoswyd i'r/ Ffrancwyr ifanc gan drigolion Criccieth A la memoire des commandos "Kieffer" de la France Libre,/ qui etaient loges chez les habitants de Criccieth/ de juillet 1942 jusqu'a mai 1943/ Et en reconnaissance de l'hospitalite accordee a ces jeunes/ Francais par les citoyens de Criccieth In memory of the Free French "Kieffer" commandos,/ who were billeted in Criccieth from July 1942 to May 1943/ And in gratitude to the hospitality shown towards those young/ Frenchmen by the people of Criccieth

Unveiled

18 June 2016

Commandant Pierre Roty from the present day Commando Kieffer Special Forces unit and Patrick Churchill, a veteran of the British No. 4 Commando

Plaque

Height: c.100cm

Width: c.60cm

Depth: c.2cm

Made from: Slate

Condition: Good