02-03-2022, 08:05 AM
Hello from Normandy, France.
Just a quick post to share pictures of the memorial monument of the 147th CE.
![[Image: 20210715-122821.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/sX8Dt6pJ/20210715-122821.jpg)
![[Image: 20210715-122852.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/9MzQg5qM/20210715-122852.jpg)
The monument is located in a yard of the castle of Englescqueville-Percée, 3km west from Vierville-sur-Mer (Omaha D1 exit). The 147th has been settled in the castle until mid november 1944. They used barracks built by the germans to shelter workers of the Atlantic Wall.
![[Image: LD108-p274-chat-Englesqueville-147-Engr.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/FKrRcJr0/LD108-p274-chat-Englesqueville-147-Engr.jpg)
This picture has been taken beginning of november 1944 when the memorial was inaugurated.
Wooden barracks can be seen in the back. They have been destroyed since.
![[Image: Mon147-ECB-Englesqu1944.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/SKgKGNR3/Mon147-ECB-Englesqu1944.jpg)
Proudly posing in front of the monument.
Any information on the identity of this soldier?
The owner of castle, Mr Bernard Lebrec, is a really passionate man, dedicated to the memory of the 147th. If anybody intents to visit Normandy, i strongly recommend to visit the castle and discuss with him. The castle has been owned by his family for a while and they produced excellent cider and calvados .
![Tongue Tongue](http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/forumnew/images/smilies/tongue.png)
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Alain
Just a quick post to share pictures of the memorial monument of the 147th CE.
![[Image: 20210715-122821.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/sX8Dt6pJ/20210715-122821.jpg)
![[Image: 20210715-122852.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/9MzQg5qM/20210715-122852.jpg)
The monument is located in a yard of the castle of Englescqueville-Percée, 3km west from Vierville-sur-Mer (Omaha D1 exit). The 147th has been settled in the castle until mid november 1944. They used barracks built by the germans to shelter workers of the Atlantic Wall.
![[Image: LD108-p274-chat-Englesqueville-147-Engr.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/FKrRcJr0/LD108-p274-chat-Englesqueville-147-Engr.jpg)
This picture has been taken beginning of november 1944 when the memorial was inaugurated.
Wooden barracks can be seen in the back. They have been destroyed since.
![[Image: Mon147-ECB-Englesqu1944.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/SKgKGNR3/Mon147-ECB-Englesqu1944.jpg)
Proudly posing in front of the monument.
Any information on the identity of this soldier?
The owner of castle, Mr Bernard Lebrec, is a really passionate man, dedicated to the memory of the 147th. If anybody intents to visit Normandy, i strongly recommend to visit the castle and discuss with him. The castle has been owned by his family for a while and they produced excellent cider and calvados .
![Tongue Tongue](http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/forumnew/images/smilies/tongue.png)
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Alain