thought to be the 1st allied soldier killed in action after leading the charge over pegasus bridge marine robert cason of $46.00 royal marine commandos who was killed on the approach to juneau beach 3 weeks before his brother private joseph carson was also killed in normandy and twins robert and charles guy $21.00 who both served in the r.a.f. and were shot down and barrett separately that names will now be reunited here. these young men belonged to a very special generation the greatest generation a generation whose unconquerable spirit shaped our post-war world they didn't post they didn't fuss they served they did that u.t. and they laid down their lives so that we might have a better life and build a better world the memorial that we built built here will remind us of this as the service and sacrifice of those who fell under british command in normandy of the price paid by french civilians and of our duty and our responsibility to now carry the torch for freedom for peace and for democracy i want to thank all those involved in this memorial george bats and the veterans who have campai