The memorial is dedicated to the UK Combined Operations Pilotage Parties (COPP) that used canoes to do reconnaissance work on French and Italian beaches, laying the ground for D-Day.
The 15 COPP commandos were active between 1943-1944 and suffered 5 casualties on a mission to Malta.
Marsh Plant Hire brought the 12ft long granite stone from a quarry in Cornwall on an 8×8 vehicle provided by Commando Headquarters and Support Squadron Royal Engineers.
Once the convoy reached the seashore, the firm used a Faun ATF90G to move the stone upright and onto a concrete plinth.
The monument is scheduled to be dedicated by Countess Mountbatten of Burma CBE on 27th September, 2012.
