What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: 30 Assault Unit. Secret intelligence-gathering Royal Marine and Royal Navy Unit, that took part in the D-Day landings of 1944 during the Second World War, frequented this Public House. Former members of The 30 Assault Unit use ‘The Marine’ as a base for their annual reunion. Recorded plaque organisation: Adur District Council.
No. 30 Commando, also known as 30 Assault Unit, was a secret intelligence-gathering unit composed of Royal Marines and Royal Navy personnel that participated in the D-Day landings of 1944; they are remembered for their crucial role in capturing and exploiting German cryptographic material and documents during World War II.
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