Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Orkney
Town
Lyness (Isle of Hoy)
County
Orkney
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Regimental Memorials
Maker
Mr W A Fraser of Inverness (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: April 1917
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61730

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Current location

Royal Naval Cemetery
Lyness (Isle of Hoy)
Orkney
Orkney
KW16 3NS
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: ND 30249 94660
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic cross
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THE OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF/ H.M.S. MALAYA/ WHO WERE KILLED IN THE/ BATTLE OF JUTLAND/ MAY 31st 1916/ AND OF THOSE/ WHO AFTERWARDS DIED OF/ THEIR WOUNDS// ERECTED BY THEIR SHIPMATES/ THAT THE INHABITANTS OF OUR EMPIRE/ MAY IN PEACE AND QUIETNESS SERVE/THEE OUR GOD
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Reference

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