Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Portsmouth
Town
Old Portsmouth
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 08th July 1984
    Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL LORD CARVER GCB CBE DSO MC
  • Dedicated
    Date: 08th July 1984
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40533

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Current location

WEST END OF CHANCEL
NORTH WALL
ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH
Old Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Hampshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 633 993
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
TWO-LIGHT WINDOW. NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN
Inscription
INSCRIPTION: THIS WINDOW WAS INSTALLED BY THE PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT 8TH ARMY OLD/ COMRADES ASSOCIATION IN PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE OF OUR COMRADES/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY WHILST SERVING IN THE 8TH ARMY AND/ SUPPORTING SEA AND AIR FORCES IN EGYPT, ALAMEIN, TUNISIA, SICILY AND ITALY/ 1941 TO 1945/ DEDICATED BY OUR PADRE REV GEORGE HUGHES AND UNVEILED BY FIELD/ MARSHAL LORD CARVER GCB, CBE, DSO, MC/ ON 8TH JULY 1984; 'THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE WHO ARE LEFT GROW OLD, AGED SHALL NOT/ WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN./ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM'.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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