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| D-Day 80: Servicemen silhouettes assembled near Gold Beach | D-Day 80: Servicemen silhouettes assembled near Gold Beach |
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| The figures overlook Gold Beach, where many British troops landed almost 80 years ago | The figures overlook Gold Beach, where many British troops landed almost 80 years ago |
| Silhouettes representing almost 1,500 servicemen who died on D-Day have been assembled at a French museum. | Silhouettes representing almost 1,500 servicemen who died on D-Day have been assembled at a French museum. |
| To commemorate 80 years since the Normandy landings, the figures travelled from a workshop in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, to the British Normandy Museum. | To commemorate 80 years since the Normandy landings, the figures travelled from a workshop in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, to the British Normandy Museum. |
| The figures overlook Gold Beach, one of the key landing points. | The figures overlook Gold Beach, one of the key landing points. |
| They were transported via Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire and Fort Nelson, near Fareham in Hampshire. | They were transported via Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire and Fort Nelson, near Fareham in Hampshire. |
| The 80th anniversary of D-Day falls on 6 June. | The 80th anniversary of D-Day falls on 6 June. |
| D-Day veteran Mervyn Kersh stands amongst the Standing with Giants silhouettes at the For Your Tomorrow installation | D-Day veteran Mervyn Kersh stands amongst the Standing with Giants silhouettes at the For Your Tomorrow installation |
| Made by Oxfordshire charity Standing with Giants, the silhouettes of servicemen from the Navy, Army and Air Force have been placed in the fields of the British Normandy Memorial. | Made by Oxfordshire charity Standing with Giants, the silhouettes of servicemen from the Navy, Army and Air Force have been placed in the fields of the British Normandy Memorial. |
| Four years in the making, the art installation was planned by Witney-based creator Dan Barton. | Four years in the making, the art installation was planned by Witney-based creator Dan Barton. |
| A convoy of four artic lorries, joined by 200 Harley Davidson Remembrance Riders, travelled across south England before stopping at Fort Nelson for a farewell event on 5 April. | A convoy of four artic lorries, joined by 200 Harley Davidson Remembrance Riders, travelled across south England before stopping at Fort Nelson for a farewell event on 5 April. |
| After crossing the English Channel, a team of 30 volunteers spent two weeks arranging the silhouettes in Normandy. | After crossing the English Channel, a team of 30 volunteers spent two weeks arranging the silhouettes in Normandy. |
| About 80 local groups helped assemble the figures, which are made from recycled signs | About 80 local groups helped assemble the figures, which are made from recycled signs |
| As well as the silhouettes representing the personnel from all three services, two bespoke figures were created to represent nurses Sisters Evershed and Field, who died while saving 75 men from a hospital ship. | As well as the silhouettes representing the personnel from all three services, two bespoke figures were created to represent nurses Sisters Evershed and Field, who died while saving 75 men from a hospital ship. |
| Project co-ordinator Janette Barton called the exhibit "emotional" and said it had left her "lost for words". | Project co-ordinator Janette Barton called the exhibit "emotional" and said it had left her "lost for words". |
| "We came over to the memorial last night as the sun was setting and sat and watched the sun go down and our volunteers felt it was like a meadow of souls. | "We came over to the memorial last night as the sun was setting and sat and watched the sun go down and our volunteers felt it was like a meadow of souls. |
| "Visitors, both French and English, have been saying how incredible it is and that we must never forget and the younger generation, the children are asking questions of their parents," she added. | "Visitors, both French and English, have been saying how incredible it is and that we must never forget and the younger generation, the children are asking questions of their parents," she added. |
| The giant cut-outs represent 1,475 servicemen and two women who died on D-Day | The giant cut-outs represent 1,475 servicemen and two women who died on D-Day |
| The installation will be open to the public from 21 April to 31 August. | The installation will be open to the public from 21 April to 31 August. |
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