Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Stone of remembrance
- District
- Portsmouth
- Town
- Portsmouth
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953), Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998), Regimental Memorials
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 40523
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Current location
Garden located at east end of former Parade Ground. Site formerly the Royal Marines Museum. Memorial located in the vicinity of What3Words ///sugar.cloud.paid
Royal Marines Memorial Garden
Eastney Esplanade
Eastney
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO4 9PX
England
OS Grid Ref: SZ 66813 98873
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Royal Marines Memorial Garden
Royal Marines Museum
Eastney Esplanade
Eastney
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO4 9PX
England
OS Grid Ref: SZ 66813 98873
Denomination: Undefined
- Royal Marines Memorial Garden
- Description
- Grey slate tablet mounted onto rough hewn stone. Incised inscription in gold lettering. Royal Marines Corps crest in white above inscription. Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife in gold within inscription. Located within Royal Marines Memorial Garden (WMR 40520).
- Inscription
- 41/ 41 ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO/ 1942 - 1946/ Sicily Salerno Normandy Walcheren NW. Europe/ 41 INDEPENDENT COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES/ 1950 - 1952/ Korea/ IN TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ 41 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES/ 1960 - 1981/ Northern Ireland UN. Forces Cyprus/ DEDICATED IN EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE/ OF ALL WHO SERVED IN 41/ HONOUR COURAGE LOYALTY
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Korean War (1950-1953)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Regimental Memorials
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Stone of remembrance
Measurements: depth 420 mm, height 1070 mm, width 680 mm
Materials: Stone - Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Slate
- Stone of remembrance
- 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
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