Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rochester Upon Medway
Town
Chatham
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41065

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Current location

St George’s Centre
Pembroke Road
Chatham
Rochester Upon Medway
Kent
ME4 4UH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 76420 69510
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass Plaque with an engraving of the submarine, top centre, on a wooden backboard
Inscription
HMS/M TRUCULENT/DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/THE 64 NAVAL AND DOCKYARD PERSONNEL/LOST WHEN HMS/M TRUCULENT/WAS SUNK FOLLOWING A COLLISION AT SEA/12TH JANUARY 1950/ERECTED BY RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND MEMBERS OF/THE SUBMARINE OLD COMRADES ASSOCIATION/MEDWAY TOWNS BRANCH
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 64
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 64
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
MEDWAY COUNCIL
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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