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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Other memorial
- District
- Portsmouth
- Town
- Portsmouth
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 9 September 1937
Attended by: Chaplain of the Fleet Ven. Archdeacon A.D.Gilbertson CB, OBE, MA, KHCh, RN - Unveiled
Date: 9 September 1937
Attended by: Countess Jellicoe - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 49293
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Current location
Located in front of the north wall
St Barbara's Church
Quarter Deck Avenue
HMS Excellent
Whale Island
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO2 8DX
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 63859 02330
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wooden cabinet with metal grille doors that open to reveal a scene in relief showing a battle fleet at sea with Christ on the cross in the top part. The whole is carved in wood. On the top part of the cabinet, centred on the main inscription, is a roundel with a portrait head of Lord Jellicoe, Admiral of the Fleet in silhouette. Two brass plaques on each side of the cabinet incised with the names of naval gunners of all ranks killed in WW1.
- Inscription
- Centre top: BE STRONG AND OF A GOOD COURAGE;/ BE NOT AFRAID, NEITHER BE THOU/ DISMAYED, FOR THE LORD THY GOD IS/ WITH THEE WHITHER-SOEVER THOU GOEST Curved across top of carved scene: GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST AND ON EARTH Left top: DULCE ET Top of carved panel: DECORUM EST PRO Right top: PATRIA MORI Left beneath metal panels: AUG 1914 Right beneath metal panels: NOV 1918 Centre bottom: IN/SURE/AND/CERTAIN/HOPE
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, H
Archdeacon, P
Arnsby, F
Back, E P C
Balcombe, J
Ballantyne, K
Barry, J
Bearman, W J
Best, W J
Blackman, G
See details for all 136 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 136
Served and returned: 0
Died: 136
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, forename initials, surname, decorations
Order of information: rank
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Memorial
Measurements: height 3000 mm, width 3000 mm
Materials: Wood
- Plaques
- Listing information
- HMS EXCELLENT: QUARTERDECK BLOCK (BUILDINGS NUMBERS 17 TO 21,24 AND 25)
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Costs
Memorial: £120-8-11
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Other
- Reference
- Images and Transcription-www.memorialsinportsmouth.co.uk/others/excellent/jellicoe.htm
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