Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Plymouth
Town
Plymouth
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1st May 1988
    Attended by: COMMODORE J CARINE RN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
46004

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Current location

The Belvedere Garden of Remembrance
Hoe Road
Plymouth
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 3DE
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 47454 53802
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • ALBERT GATE
    Devonport Dockyard
    Devonport
    Plymouth
    Devon
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Bronze PLAQUE LAID HORIZONTALLY ON A GRANITE BASE. LARGE CENTRAL POLISH NAVAL CREST CONSISTING OF AN EAGLE HOLDING A CROSS AND FOULED ANCHOR
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE/ POLISH NAVY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FIGHTING/ ALONGSIDE THEIR BRITISH COMRADES 1939 - 1945/ THIS TABLET HAS BEEN ERECTED BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION OPPOSITE/ THE SITE OCCUPIED BY POLISH NAVAL BARRACKS DURING THE WAR/ M LUBELSKI SCULP. 1950 Small brass plaque 1-THIS MEMORIAL WAS ORIGINALLY/ SITED AT THE OLD FORE ST GATE/ NEAR THE POLISH NAVAL CAMP./ WITH THE REBUILDING OF THE DOCKYARD/ IT WAS MOVED TO THIS SPOT AT THE REQUEST/ OF THE POLISH NAVAL ASSOCIATION Small brass plaque 2- THIS MEMORIAL WAS MOVED FROM THE ALBERT GATE DEVONPORT/ DOCKYARD BY THE POLISH NAVAL ASSOCIATION PLYMOUTH BRANCH/A DNREDEDICATED MAY 1ST 1988 AND WAS UNVEILED BY/ COMMODORE J CARINE R.N./ IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD MAYOR OF PLYMOUTH/ COUNCILLOR/ (FOLLOWED BY LIST OF NAMES OF WARSHIPS OF THE POLISH NAVY)
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
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 25mm, height 920mm, width 1020mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 1150mm, height 500-230mm, width 1190mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • PWD 37

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