APPENDIX E
Memorial Pegasus Museum (Musée Mémorial Pegasus) Inaugurated on 4 June 2000 by HRH The Prince of Wales, the Memorial Pegasus is dedicated to the men of the 6th Airborne Division and their role during the Battle of Normandy.
The museum was built, with the help and assistance of the Airborne Assault Normandy Trust, by the D-Day Commemoration Committee. The collection, on display in the museum and memorial garden, is both historically unique and important, situated as it is, on the battlefield itself.
If any veterans of the 6th Airborne Division, their families or friends, are able to donate any items relating to the battles in Normandy, such donations will be gratefully received, acknowledged, catalogued and preserved for posterity within the museum collection.
For further information and details of how to donate any personal items, please contact:
Curator, Mark Worthington, Memorial Pegasus, Avenue du Major Howard 14860 Ranville, France. Tel: 0033 231781944, Fax 0033 231781942, email: info@memorial-pegasus.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Established in May 1917 by Royal Charter, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is dedicated to marking and maintaining the graves of all those who were killed in the two World Wars, from the forces of the Commonwealth. The cost of this work is shared between Australia, Britain, Canada, India, New Zealand and South Africa in proportion to the number of graves each country has. There are 23,260 burial grounds in 149 countries with a total of 1,694,988 names commemorated. From the Second World War 347,410 graves have been identified, while a further 23,479 remain unidentified. In addition 231,893 people have no known grave and are commemorated on memorials. The Head Office is at: 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7DX. Tel: 01628 634 221. There is also an internet web site: www.cwgc.org. A short guide of the Cemeteries in Normandy can be downloaded from their website.
The Airborne Assault Normandy Trust
As mentioned in the introduction, the AANT was established to help preserve the history and memory of the 6th Airborne Division in Normandy.
Donations, made payable to The Airborne Assault Normandy Trust, will be acknowledged, can be forwarded to: Airborne Assault Normandy, Browning Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2BU.