Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Gloucester
- Town
- Gloucester
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 24th May 1986
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 20809
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Current location
CHAPEL OF REMEMBRANCE
17
GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL
College Green
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2LR
England
OS Grid Ref: SO 83129 18781
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- STAINED GLASS WINDOW OF TWO MAIN LIGHTS. INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE LEFT LIGHT HAS DEPICTION OF HMS GLOUCESTER AT THE BASE AND RIGHT LIGHT HAS BADGE OF HMS GLOUCESTER AT THE BASE.
- Inscription
- LEFT LIGHT: IN/ MEMORY/ OF THE 723/ OFFICERS &/ RATINGS RIGHT LIGHT: OF H.M.S./ GLOUCESTER/ SUNK OFF/ CRETE 22ND/ MAY 1941
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 723
Served and returned: 0
Died: 723
Exact count: no
Information shown: year died,place of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass
- Window
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 2001: ATTACKED BY VANDALS THROWING STONES. CAUSED APP £1000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. BEING REPAIRED.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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