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Bayeux Memorial, Bayeux, Normandy, France

1945 Boulevard Fabian Ware, Bayeux, Normandy

More than 1800 names are listed on the Bayeux Memorial. It faces the British Cemetery to the south-west of the town and is a sombre place to pay respects.

Tandragee War Memorial, Tandragee, Co. Armagh

Castle Square, Tandragee, Co. Armagh

The Tandragee War Memorial, made of Newry granite, stands in the main square of the Co. Armagh town, and marks the entrance to the famous Tandragee Castle.

St Canice’s Church of Ireland, Eglinton, Co. Londonderry

Faughanvale, Eglinton, Derry, Co. Londonderry

St Canice's Church of Ireland, in the parish of Faughanvale stands in Eglinton village. In the 1940s, a bond was formed with the nearby military airfield.

RNAS Eglinton, Eglinton, Co. Londonderry

Airport Road, Eglinton, Co. Londonderry

RNAS Eglinton operated from 1943 after transfer to the Royal Navy from the Royal Air Force who established RAF Eglinton at the now City of Derry Airport.

Aldergrove Airfield, Crumlin, Co. Antrim

Airport Road, Crumlin, Co. Antrim

Between 1918 and 2009, R.A.F. Aldergrove operated from where Belfast Internation Airport now stands. It was a busy airfield during the Second World War.

Pegasus Bridge, Benouville, Normandy, France

Benouville, Normandy

On 6th June 1944, Pegasus Bridge near Benouville was a primary objective of British Army 6th Airborne Division including 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.

Portadown, Co. Armagh during the Second World War

Co. Armagh

Throughout the Second World War in Portadown, Co. Armagh, locals became used to the sight of British, American, and Belgian troops and even German POWs.

Gilford, Co. Down during the Second World War

Co. Down

The Second World War transformed the village of Gilford, Co. Down, seeing Nissen Huts erected in the area providing bases for U.S. Army and Belgian troops.

Bangor, Co. Down during the Second World War

Co. Down

The coastal resort of Bangor, Co. Down on the edge of Belfast Lough was a hive of activity in the Second World War particularly in the run-up to D-Day.