The Sherman Tank Memorial
Excerpt
The Sherman Tank Memorial sits in the Torcross beachfront car park at Slapton Sands, Devon, featuring a fully restored M4 Sherman tank raised from the seabed in 1984 and mounted on a stone plinth with a commemorative plaque. Interpretive panels recount the tragic April 1944 Exercise Tiger D-Day rehearsal—when this tank was lost and 946 […]
Features
- accessible pathways
- annual April memorial service by the Royal Tank Regiment Association
- commemorative plaque
- display of recovered tools and archival photographs
- free parking
- fully restored M4 Sherman tank raised from the seabed in 1984
- interpretive panels recounting the April 1944 Exercise Tiger D-Day rehearsal
- open-air site
- picnic benches
- stone plinth mounting
- year-round unrestricted public access
Description
The Sherman Tank Memorial sits in the Torcross beachfront car park at Slapton Sands, Devon, featuring a fully restored M4 Sherman tank raised from the seabed in 1984 and mounted on a stone plinth with a commemorative plaque.
Interpretive panels recount the tragic April 1944 Exercise Tiger D-Day rehearsal—when this tank was lost and 946 American servicemen perished—and display recovered tools and archival photographs.
The open-air site offers free parking, accessible pathways, picnic benches and year-round unrestricted public access. Each April, the Royal Tank Regiment Association holds a memorial service beside the tank to honour those who sacrificed their lives.
Photo credit: Jim Linwood
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Contact Info
- 07739881288
- lbolton@lightspeed.net
- exercisetigermemorial.co.uk/contact-us
- 6 A379, Torcross, Kingsbridge TQ7 2SE