Outside
the Caen Memorial in north-western France flags of more than 20
countries fly proudly.
One of them is the Australian National Flag. It is there because
there were Australians involved in the Normandy landings of World
War 2.
Dubbed “The Memorial for Peace” the building and its contents
are a reminder and a remembrance of those thousands who died in
the landings on the nearby beaches.
The 60th anniversary of the landings will be remembered in June.
Now the memorial curator wants some help from Australia.
Recently the Australian Ambassador to France, Mr Bill Fisher visited
the memorial and viewed the extensive collection of mementos supplied
by veterans of all the countries who took part in the landings.
Ambassador Fisher learned from the curator there are very few
items from Australia even though Australians were there in 1944.
For further information and to offer material, please call Ms
Susan Nolan in the Commemorations Branch of the Department of
Veteran’s Affairs on 1800 555254 or (02) 6289 6452.
