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Ref NoRCSI/IP/Montgomery/03
Title'La mairie est fermee' handmade sign
DescriptionHandmade sign on A4 board erected by the Field Surgical Team on arriving at Mairie de Ver-sur-Mer. Printed header reads 'Mairie de Ver-Sur-Mer'. Handwritten script reads 'La mairie est fermee'. In smaller letters below reads '"D" Day, 6th June 1944 - "H" Hour 07.25. H+06.00 arrival of 111 Field Surgical Team, attached to 32 F.D.S., Major J. Clay, RAMC, OC.' Includes signatures and rank of D.W. Montgomery, J.A.G. Horton, Anthony Cottrell, John P. O'Keefe, D. Harries, H. Crilly. Pasted to the rear of board is a printed sheet bearing information in French about postal and communications charges.
LevelItem
Date06 June 1944
FormatEphemera
Access ConditionsBy appointment with RCSI Heritage Collections
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