Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Garden
- District
- Gosport
- Town
- Gosport
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Falklands Conflict (1982)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1983
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Rededicated
Date: 15th June 1997
Attended by: RT HON BARONESS THATCHER LG OM FRS - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 48279
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Current location
The Falkland Gardens are located at the eastern end of Gosport High Street. The memorial is located on the path to the Gosport ferry.
The Falkland Gardens
Gosport High Street
Gosport
Gosport
Hampshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SZ 62331 99847
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Garden sited rough hewn stone with three plaques attached. Small one on top; main plaque on front of stone; smaller third plaque fixed at angle at base of stone in niche. Crest of borough of Gosport (longboat under sail) at top of main plaque between indented shoulders. Rope twist border around main plaque.
- Inscription
- TOP PLAQUE: THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE AND THE BENCH/ PLAQUES WERE MANUFACTURED AND PRESENTED/ BY HMS DOLPHIN/ TO THE FALKLAND MEMORIAL GARDENS/ 1983 MAIN PLAQUE: THESE GARDENS WERE RENAMED/ "THE FALKLAND GARDENS" IN TRIBUTE TO THE MEMBERS OF/ THE ARMED FORCES, MERCHANT/ NAVY AND CIVILIANS WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES OR WERE INJURED IN/ THE FALKLAND ISLANDS CAMPAIGN/ APRIL-JUNE 1982 BOTTOM PLAQUE: THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED BY/ THE RT.HON. THE BARONESS THATCHER LG, OM, FRC/ AT A SERVICE OF REDEDICATION OF/ THE FALKLAND GARDENS HELD ON THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY/ OF THE END OF THE FALKLANDS CONFLICT/ IN THE PRESENCE OF/ THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAJOR OF GOSPORT/ COUNCILLOR PETER EDGAR/ 15TH JUNE 1997.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Falklands Conflict (1982)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Falklands Conflict (1982)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Garden
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Plaques
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- FALKLANDS MEMORIAL GARDEN
- WMO ID: 76755
- Condition: Good [last updated on 09-06-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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