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Location
At Ventnor Botanic Gardens, Ventnor, Isle of Wight IWM War Memorials Archive Record Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40895 Normandy Veterans Association Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40896 1st Army (Djebels) Association Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40903 Polish Servicemen Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 21872 FE POW Association Description A number of trees have been planted, marked by plaques, in commemoration of a number of groups who served in World War II. Some plaques have been replaced over the years. Far Eastern Prisoners of War Association : an oak tree marked by a black slate plaque, unveiled and dedicated 24 October 1989 Normandy Veterans Association [plaque or tree not located as at 2005 - may have been removed] 1st Army (Djebels) Association Polish Society, Isle of Wight |
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Memorials
Far Eastern POW Association 
Far Eastern POW Association 
Normandy Veterans Association [1] 
Normandy Veterans Association [2] 
1st Army (Djebels) Association [1] 
1st Army (Djebels) Association [2] 
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Inscriptions
THIS OAK TREE WAS PLANTED OCTOBER 1989 IN MEMORY OF FAR EASTERN PRISONERS OF WAR 1941 - 1945 FROM ISLE OF WIGHT COMRADES NVA original plaque : THIS TREE WAS PLANTED BY THE I.O.W. NORMANDY VETERANS ASSOCIATION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 6TH JUN TO AUGUST 1944 NVA replacement plaque : THIS TREE WAS PLANTED BY MEMBERS OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT BRANCH OF THE NORMANDY VETERANS ASSOCIATION TO COMMEMORATE ALL THOSE WHO TOOK PART IN THE D-DAY LANDINGS AND SUBSEQUENT NORMANDY CAMPAIGN OF 1944 "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM" 1ST ARMY ASSOCIATION ISLE OF WIGHT BRANCH IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN ALGIERS - TUNIS 1942 - 1943 "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM" THIS PLAQUE WAS DONATED BY THE POLISH SOCIETY, ISLE OF WIGHT IN MEMORY OF THE POLISH SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND AIRMEN WHO DIED FIGHTING FOR THEIR FREEDOM AND OURS 1939 - 1945 Further Information
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Memorials & Monuments
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