Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Portsmouth
Town
Southsea
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 14th May 1999
    Attended by: ADMIRAL SIR JOCK SLATER
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40685

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Current location

D DAY MUSEUM
Southsea
Portsmouth
Hampshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 643 982
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
PLAIN RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. BADGE AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE ARCTIC/ IN/ HMS CASSANDRA/ 11TH DECEMBER 1944/ (NAMES)/ MARK WELL THIS TIME IN PASSING YEARS/ WHEN MEN OF COURAGE GAVE THEIR LIVES/ SO LOST TO US THAT GREY DECEMBER/ MARK THIS DAY THAT BROUGHT US TEARS/ STILL REST QUIET 'NEATH THE WAVES/ BRAVE HEARTS, FOREVER THEM REMEMBER./ JOHN E BARNARD/ HMS CASSANDRA.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 62
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 62
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 950MM, width 640MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
D DAY MUSEUM

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