50th Northumbrian Infantry Division Memorial Lingèvres

Next to Saint-Martin Church is the monument dedicated to the soldiers of the 50th Northumbrian Infantry Division, who fought in Lingèvres during the summer of 1944 and during the European campaign.
The 50th Infantry Division was very experienced, having fought in France, Egypt and Sicily since the beginning of the war. This division landed on Gold Beach on June 6, 1944, under the command of Major General Douglas Alexander Graham. In June and July the British fought hard to liberate Lingèvres, Tilly-sur-Seulles and Hottot-les-Bagues.
At the top of the plaque is the unit's monogram: TTH, for Tyne, Tees and the horizontal H of Humber, the three rivers that irrigate the recruiting area in England. The monument was unveiled in June 1989, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary.

There is also a memorial plaque on the wall of the church in memory of Flight Lieutenant Godfrey Jones, Typhoon pilot with the 181st Squadron, 124th Wing of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He had taken off from Hurn airfield, in southern England, on Friday, June 16, 1944, for ground support. His Hawker Typhoon was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Tilly-sur-Seulles. He was twenty-six years old and is buried in the British cemetery of Saint-Manvieu.

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• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Koos Winkelman