Weymouth’s American War Memorial is to get a £20,000 facelift.

The Grade II listed structure commemorates American servicemen and women who lost their lives on the Normandy beaches during the Second World War after passing through Weymouth.

Around half a million British and American troops embarked at Weymouth in 1944 as part of the D-Day landings.

A specialist surveyor found the memorial’s supports needed to be repaired.

The memorial will be dismantled during the process in order to fix it with supporting beams.

The works will cost £20,000 in total, with half funded by the War Memorials Trust and the other half from Weymouth and Portland Borough Council.

Works will start on Monday and will last around six weeks.

Councillor Peter Chapman, spokesman for Finance and Assets at the borough council, said: “Weymouth and Portland played a key role as an embarkation point for the liberation of Europe.

“We have a long and proud tradition of recognising and remembering the sacrifices of those that gave their lives for the freedoms we enjoy today.

“The repair work on the Memorial will ensure we continue with that tradition.”