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Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
New Forest
Town
Marchwood
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Falklands Conflict (1982)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: C 1983
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
50706

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Current location

ON LAND NEXT TO ST JOHN THE APOSTLE CHURCH
Marchwood
New Forest
Hampshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 38542 10190
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BRICK WALL WITH TABLETS SET INTO IT. STONE OF REMEMBRANCE WITH TWO ADDITIONAL TABLETS SET INTO IT IS PLACED IN FRONT OF THE WALL. BADGES OF THE FLEET AUXILIARY SHIPS ARE DEPICTED AT THE TOP OF THE WALL. THESE ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT, SIR BEDIVERE, SIR GERANT, SIR GALAHAD, ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY, SIR TRISTRAM, SIR LANCELOT AND SIR PERCIVAL. ADDITIONAL TABLET WITH LION RAMPANT HOLDING A FLAG FLANK THE NAME TABLET ON THE WALL. ON ONE SIDE OF THE STONE OF REMEMBRANCE IS A TABLET WITH A CARVED LOW RELIEF SIDE PROFILE OF A FLEET AUXILIARY TANKER
Inscription
WALL TABLET: DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN ACTION IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC/ IN 1982 IN DEFENCE OF THE FREEDOM OF THE/ FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES/ (NAMES) STONE TO REMEMBRANCE TABLET: THIS STONE WAS IMPORTED FROM/ THE FALKLAND ISLANDS/ WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CIVIL/ AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES IN 1983/ IN COMMEMORATION OF ALL WHO LOST/ THEIR LIVES SERVING/ THE ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY AND THEIR/ COUNTRY DURING THE FALKLANDS CONFLICT
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Falklands Conflict (1982)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,forename,additional
    Order of information: surname,forename,rank,additional
Components
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 320MM, width 700MM
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: height 570MM, width 1400MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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