Memorial Royal Engineers Stavanger

This memorial on the Eiganes gravlund cemetery commemorates four Royal Engineers who died during World War II. Text on the memorial: [i]IN MEMORY OF FOUR ROYAL ENGINEERS 1ST BRITISH AIRBORNE DIVISION: 1872832 L/CPL. T.L. MASTERS 2110314 CPL. J.D. CAIRNCROSS 2010213 DRV. P.P. FARRELL 1892979 SPR. E.J. SMITH THEY WERE ON OPERATION FRESHMAN - A MISSION TO DESTROY THE HEAVY WATER PLANT AT VEMORK. THEIR GLIDER CRASHED IN FYLGJESDAL 20 NOV. 1942. AFTER BEING TORTURED TO DEATH BY THE GESTAPO IN STAVANGER THEY WERE THROWN IN THE SEA NEAR KVITSØY - THEY WERE NEVER FOUND FOR TOMORROW - WE GAVE OUR TODAY ERECTED 8TH OF MAY 1985[/i]