Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Cambridgeshire
Town
Duxford
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2419

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Current location

Lat 52.094599 Long 0.12816399
Imperial War Museum Duxford
Duxford
South Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
CB22 4QR
England

OS Grid Ref: 545884 246165
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Mersey Ferries Ltd.
    Seacombe Ferry Terminal
    Seacombe
    Wirral
    Merseyside
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 32504 90761
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Brass plaque displayed on an easel, with badges of the Royal Marines, The Navy and The Marines Light Infantry, and high relief lettering.
Inscription
THE OFFICERS & MEN/ WHOSE NAMES APPEAR BELOW/ HAVING VOLUNTEERED FOR THE DARING ENTERPRISE/ DIED IN ACTION/ ON THIS VESSEL AT/ ZEEBRUGGE/ FIGHTING GLORIOUSLY FOR/ KING & COUNTRY/ APRIL 23RD 1918/ ROYAL NAVY/ (Names)/ ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY/ (Names)/ ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barnes, George
Bostock, John
Bradford, G N
Bray, Harry J
Bult, R
Butler, E
Caine, John
Cornforth, W
Cowley, W G
Croft, T H
See details for all 70 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 70
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 70
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, regiment, rank, decorations, ship
    Order of information: By regiment
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 864mm, width 610mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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