Memorial details

Memorial type
Panelling
District
Thanet
Town
Ramsgate
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1992
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
54603

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Current location

Reception area
Ramsgate Maritime Museum
Harbour Parade
Ramsgate
Thanet
Kent
CT11 8LS
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 38510 64718
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Dunkirk Veterans Association Nottingham Branch
    Nottingham

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Wall mounted rectangular carved wooden panel, with carvings in relief depicting the evacuation of Dunkirk. A small plaque is fixed beneath the panel and beneath that is a the museum label.
Inscription
PLAQUE: PRESENTED TO NOTTM D.V.A. 1992/ ENTRUSTED TO A.D.L.S/ LOANED TO THE EAST KENT MARITIME TRUST LABEL: This carved oak panel was designed and sculpted in 1991 by Mike Green for the/ Nottingham Branch of the Dunkirk Veterans Association. Upon the disbanding of the/ Nottingham D.V.A. it was presented to the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships and/ subsequently loaned by the A.D.L.S. to Ramsgate Maritime Museum as a memorial to/ those who participated in the events of May/June 1940./ Loaned by the Assocaition of Dunkirk Little Ships
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
  • Panelling
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Responsibility
East Kent Maritime Trust
Reference
  • War Memorial On Line - www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/70998/ - Accessed 22 April 2021

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