A series of handcrafted silhouette statues will commemorate British servicemen who died on D-Day.
Artist Dan Barton leads a team of volunteers on the “For Your Tomorrow” project, which features 1,475 silhouettes.
Each statue represents a soldier who died under British command on June 6, 1944.
They will be brought to Normandy next month and will remain on display until the end of August.
Dan Barton says this could be the last big anniversary for many veterans
Mr Barton said he was working on a “slim budget” to fund the installation, which could be the last major anniversary for veterans to attend.
“Most of the survivors are 98 or over 100 years old, and you know, it’s the end of an era for me, unfortunately. So I think it’s very important.”
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Paul Harris says his farmworker grandfather ‘joined his own ranks’ but never came home
Paul Harris’ grandfather George fought in Normandy and was killed on August 7, 1944.
He said seeing the silhouettes in person brought him closer to his grandfather.
“He gave his life like so many others,” Mr Harris said.
“He was just a regular guy, just a worker – a farm worker, he wasn’t a fighter at all. He came in to do his part for the country and then he never came back.
“You and I have never been asked to do what they have to do. I don’t know that I can do it.
“I think you will. You have to be brave and do it. It sucks to go to a country you’ve never been to before.”
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More than 1,000 volunteers and 80 different groups, including Scouts and Guide teams, help with the project.
The statues are made from more than 25 miles of recycled steel and alloys and decorated with more than £10,500 worth of black paint.
They will travel to Normandy on April 5, packed in crates decorated with 22,000 poppies crocheted by women’s association members from across the country.
Each poppy represents a soldier under British command who died in the Battle of Normandy.
The convoy will travel from Blenheim Palace to Portsmouth before catching a ferry to France.
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