It was a pleasure to attend a ceremony last week at Slapton Sands to unveil a new cairn which commemorates the US servicemen who lost their lives during Exercise Tiger.
This has been a labour of love for Teddy Cranmer, who has spent a great deal of time over the past four years researching the tragedy that took place in April 1944 while troops rehearsed for the D Day landings in South Devon. As 2024 marks the 80th Anniversary of these events, Mr Cranmer chose to erect a memorial to mark the deaths of the men who lost their lives and are not recognised in the nearby Slapton Sands Memorial plaque.
The cairn, which can be found by Strete Gate car park, is a suitable commemoration which will stand the test of time and remember those remarkable soldiers who put their lives at risk to protect our freedoms.
More information about Exercise Tiger can be found here: https://history.blog.gov.uk/2019/04/25/d-day-is-one-of-the-best-known-i…