Memorial Lt. Brotheridge
Text on the Memorial:
In memory of Lieutenant H.D. Brotheridge, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was the first British soldier to die in action on D-Day leading his platoon across this Bridge.
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Source
- Text: Wilco Vermeer
- Photos: Lennard Bolijn
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