There is a wooden cross in the Forest that serves as a memorial to the canadian soldiers who were camped here in the winter of 1943/44 as they prepared for the D day landings. In April 1944 Their Pardre canon Keith Perdue errected a Pine cross on this spot and services were held to pray for their safe return. it was later replaced with a simple cross made of Oak to serve as a memorial to those who lost their lives.
Today we arrived at the cross just as a small service was taking placefor Remembrance Sunday. The little car park was filled and all along the road were about 50 Harley Davidson Motor bikes as the New Forest Club had joined in the service and brought their own cross made of poppies to lay in remembrance of those who gave their lives.
On our way home the car park was deserted and I stopped to take some photos for my Canadian Friends.
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Thanks for sharing these pictures. I'm Canadian and it makes me feel good to think that this is there.
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