Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Portsmouth
- Town
- Portsmouth
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 49295
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Current location
Back wall of bandstand in the dining room
The Wardroom
Wardroom Road
HMS Excellent
Whale Island
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO2 8DX
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 63749 02395
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Wall-mounted brass plaque with incised lettering. Single incised line forms border round inscription and names.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE/ BAND/ OF H.M.S. EXCELLENT./ Lost in H.M.S. Bulwark. 26TH NOV 1914./ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Averley, H
Barrell, A J
Beaby, A J
Campbell, D
Davis, F
Godman, C C
Hendry, W G
Hope, A T
King, H
Mahon, A J W
See details for all 15 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: place of death, date of death, initials, surname, rank
Order of information: place of death, date of death, initials, surname, rank
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 300 mm, width 245 mm
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Royal Navy
- Reference
- Photograph and transcription-www.memorialsinportsmouth.co.uk/others/excellent/bandsmen.htm
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