2019
NT3367 : Dalkeith Library & Arts Centre
taken 6 years ago, near to Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
This is 1 of 16 images, with title starting with Dalkeith in this square

Dalkeith Library & Arts Centre
The site of the second commemorative plaque for James Martin Stagg in Dalkeith NT3367 : James Martin Stagg CB OBE FRSE, just by the centre entrance.
James Martin Stagg CB OBE FRSE
James Martin Stagg was the Chief Meteorologist responsible for the weather forecast for Operation Overlord Planning Team and the D-Day Landings. Without his expertise and determination, it is highly likely that the views of General Eisenhower's US advisers would have held sway and the operation would have been disastrously delayed.
There are two commemorative plaques, one on the house on the site of his childhood home, the other on the Dalkeith Library and Arts Centre. Both were unveiled on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, 6 June 2019.