Temporary portable harbours developed by the United Kingdom in WW2 for the rapid offloading of vehicles onto beaches. They were used mainly during the Normandy landings in June 1944. Designed by Major Allan Beckett, from an idea by Winston Churchill, who was determined never to repeat the disastrous 1915 amphibious landings on beaches during the Gallipoli Campaign.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Mulberry Harbours
Major Allan H Beckett MBE RE (1914 - 2005) lived here (1919 - 1939). His engi...
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
Admiraliteit Op de Maze, Dutch for Admiralty of the Maze, also known as the Admiralty of Rotterdam, the most ancient of the 5 Admiralties in the Dutch Republic.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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