WW2 'stumbling stones' set to be laid in Guernsey

Guernsey Museums said the Stolpersteine would remember 11 people who died and four who survived the Nazi persecution

Fifteen "stumbling stones" to commemorate people who were deported to concentration camps during World War Two are to be laid in Guernsey, museum bosses say.

Guernsey Museum said the Stolpersteine would remember 11 people who died and four who survived the Nazi persecution.

Staff said such cobblestone-like cubes could already be found in cities across Europe and were engraved brass caps inserted into public pavements and roadways in memory of victims and survivors of Nazism.

Guernsey Museums also said it was "delighted" to announce German artist Gunter Demnig was due on the island on 26 July to install them.

'Welcome to watch'

Mr Demnig initiated the project in 1992 and there were now more than 100,000 Stolpersteine laid across mainland Europe, according to the museum.

It said people were welcome to watch the stone-laying all day as they travelled from site to site.

Head of heritage services Helen Glencross said Guernsey Museums was honoured to be part of the project.

She said: "Logistically, it has been challenging and I am very grateful to all those who have assisted.

"I hope that the Stolpersteine will raise awareness with islands and visitors about those who were victims and survivors of Nazism during the Second World War."

'Raise awareness'

She said it had not been possible to locate families of three Jewish women killed in Auschwitz.

"If anyone has any contact with their family members then we would love to hear from you."

Twenty stones are also due to be laid in Jersey, said Guernsey Museums.

The project is being led by Occupation historian Dr Gilly Carr, Ms Glencross and Chris Addy from Jersey Heritage.

Dr Gilly said she was proud to be involved in the project.

She added: "Stolpersteine are such an effective and moving form of memorial, placed outside the last address of those who were deported."

You can find out more information, and the full list of names of those to be honoured with Stolperstein here.