Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Rushmoor
- Town
- Aldershot
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 50602
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Current location
Behind the Officers' Mess
16 Parachute Brigade Officers' Mess
Pennefathers Road
Aldershot
Rushmoor
Hampshire
GU11 2AU
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 85922 51360
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Concrete plinth surmounted by stainless steel square plaque. The inscription is incised in black lettering.
- Inscription
- In memory of seven people who were/ killed in the bomb disaster at the/ 16 Parachute Brigade Officers' Mess/ on 22nd February 1972/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: year died,place of death,forename,manner of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
- Components
- Plinth
Measurements: depth c.500 mm, height c.600 mm, width c.500 mm
Materials: Concrete - Plaque
Measurements: depth c.500 mm, width c.500 mm
Materials: Stainless Steel
- Plinth
- 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
- History
- 2004: THERE ARE PLANS TO MOVE THE PLAQUE INTO THE ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH SOMETIME IN 2004 OR 2005
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Monday 28 February 1972 Page 1 Hundreds attend priest's funeral.
- Reading Evening Post - Saturday 26 February 1972 Page 6 Bomb horror inquest opens IRA victims identified
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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