Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Wight
Town
Shanklin
County
Isle Of Wight
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 6 June 1984
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40876

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Current location

On wall at the gate
Private House (Formerly Upper Chine School)
Shanklin
South Wight
Isle Of Wight
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 580 810
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone tablet
Inscription
IN PROUD AND EVERLASTING/ MEMORY OF/ THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF/ 40 ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN NORMANDY, HOLLAND AND GERMANY/ THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNIT/ WAS IN UPPER CHINE SCHOOL SHANKLIN/ BEFORE THE NORMANDY LANDINGS
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
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
1998: Premises sold for redevelopment
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Isle of Wight Memorials SHA005 tinyurl.com/mmuv95
  • Isle of Wight County Press, 19 April 1991. New Memorial Unveiled at School

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