fesm_ndt Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 this still there?? http://www.submerged.co.uk/slapton.php was digging around the web and thought it was an interesting story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Last I heard it was still there Ken Smalls book The Forgotten Dead is an excellent read and shows that determination can do wonders highly recommended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil munga Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Hi , yes looks like its still there , can see it on Google maps , to the left in the link below http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Torcross&sll=51.911238,-0.657806&sspn=0.363428,0.88028&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Torcross,+Kingsbridge,+Devon,+United+Kingdom&t=h&ll=50.268702,-3.652329&spn=0.000735,0.001719&z=19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 for a good few years up until his death in 2004 Ken could often be found by his tank selling copies of his excellent book Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Its a permanent memorial to those killed in exercise tiger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 (edited) The problem with the memorial is a small anti- memorial cadre in Local Government in the Torcross area and the future of the memorial seems to regularily the subject of debate. I would recomend Channel Firing by Nigel Lewis. ISBN 10 0670823988 and The Invasion Before Normandy by Edwin P Hoyt. ISBN 0 7090 3266 8 There is also any good article in After the Battle Magazine No 45 I had the pleasure of meeting Mr Small, his single minded effort to bring this memorial to fruition had a toll on him which is reflected to an extent in his book. He was very highly regarded by veterans and their families who are the people who count in this matter. Edited February 21, 2010 by steveo578 correction of ATB No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 was just something that turned up in a weird search. I'll have to dig around ebay and see if the books availble now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthesnail96 Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Was still there when I broke down in the car park next to it a few years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewroberts.1953 Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Yes, it's still in the car park. But, it does get lots of bad publicity. Which is a real shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthesnail96 Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 It really is. As you probably gathered I stumbled across it by accident and, had it not been there, would never have realised the significance of the beach we'd ended up by- cause to stop and think, certainly. Would be a real shame if it was moved because of local strength of feeling- some things are more important that what a few stuck- up NIMBYs think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Ken Smalls book The Forgotten Dead My Uncle gave me a copy in the late 90's, the last time I ever saw him... What is the detailed reason behind the councils disaproval of the memorial? Is it more than likely that it will be removed, or just a back room moan on the part of council officials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteor mark 4B Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I suspect the Health and Safety Police will have something to do with it, as well as the PC people. From what I recall of the book, Ken Small got b****r all assistance from local or any UK government at the time of the discovery and subsequent salvage of the Sherman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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