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Need To Know > UK > Eighty Tommy silhouettes made on beach ahead of 80th D-Day anniversary…before they are washed away
Eighty Tommy silhouettes were created on Stone Bay Beach, Broadstairs, to commemorate the 80th D-Day anniversary. Made by Royal British Legion Industries, the silhouettes symbolically washed away with the tide, representing soldiers "gone but not forgotten."
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Eighty Tommy silhouettes made on beach ahead of 80th D-Day anniversary…before they are washed away

Andy Crick
Last updated: May 23, 2024 10:38 am
Andy Crick Published May 23, 2024
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The Tommy silhouettes made on the beach for the 80th D-Day anniversary. (Picture: Jam Press)
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Eighty Tommy silhouettes were made on a beach ahead of the 80th D-Day anniversary…before they were washed away.

The art was created by Royal British Legion Industries to mark eight decades since the WW2 landings on 6 June.

Staff used stencils of a Brit soldier and then placed wet sand on top of the dry on the beach.

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It happened at Stone Bay, Broadstairs, Kent, as reported by Need To Know.

Eighty Tommy silhouettes were created on Stone Bay Beach, Broadstairs, to commemorate the 80th D-Day anniversary. Made by Royal British Legion Industries, the silhouettes symbolically washed away with the tide, representing soldiers "gone but not forgotten."
The Tommy silhouettes made on the beach for the 80th D-Day anniversary. (Picture: Jam Press)

The waves intentionally washed the silhouettes away eventually.

Marcus Jones, from the RBLI, said it was a “poignant moment” as the soldiers were “gone but not forgotten.”

Veterans watched on at the beach as they were unveiled yesterday (22 May).

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