Memorial Well Mare Saint-Pierre Hermanville-sur-Mer

The well of Mare Saint-Pierre supplied the British forces with water between 6 June and 1st July 1944.

The text from the memorial:
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EST SITUE LE PUITS DE LA MARE SAINT PIERRE
CE DERNIER A ETE CITE A L'ORDRE DE L'ARMEE
ANGLAISE POUR AVOIR FOURNI DU 6 JUIN AU
PREMIER JUILLET 1944 UN MILLION CINQ CENT MILLE
GALONS D'EAU (ENVIRON 7 MILLIONS DE LITRES)

THIS IS THE WELL OF THE MARE SAINT PIERRE
WHICH IS MENTIONED IN BRITISH ARMY RECORDS
AS HAVING SUPPLIED 1 500 000 GALLONS OF
WATER TO THE BRITISH FORCES BETWEEN THE
6TH JUNE AND FIRST JULY 1944

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Source

• Text: Jente de Roust
• Photos: Jente de Roust