Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Orkney
Town
Lyness (Isle of Hoy)
County
Orkney
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61735

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Current location

Royal Naval Cemetery
Lyness (Isle of Hoy)
Orkney
Orkney
KW16 3NS
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: ND 30262 94641
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone with rounded top.
Inscription
SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF H.M.S. BARHAM/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND/ 31st MAY 1916/ BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY (Names)/ BURIED AT SEA/ (Names)/ ERECTED BY THEIR SHIPMATES
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Binstead, G H
Briggs, H
Davidson, T
Dent, W
Easter, G
Ellis, A
George, W E
Hanson, F S
Heap, T
Hickman, W
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, Initials of forenames, place of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Freestone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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