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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Torbay
- Town
- Brixham
- County
- Devon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 56154
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Current location
On wall
facing the harbour,
Old Fish Market Building
The Strand
Brixham Harbour
Brixham
Torbay
Devon
TQ5 8EH
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 92553 56247
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Wall mounted, portrait aligned, bronze plaque with a raised border, inscription verses and names.
- Inscription
- To the memory of 26 crew who gave their lives on / September the 4th 1940 when their search and / rescue tug was mined and sank in the Firth of Forth, / Scotland. / 18 of the crew who lost their lives were Brixham men / (18 names in 2 columns) / The other crew who lost their lives were / (8 names in 2 columns) / Seven of the crew members were related
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 26
Served and returned: 0
Died: 26
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Manner of death, date of death, place of death, home town, surname, forename initials, relationships
Order of information: Home town, others, both groups alphabetical by surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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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