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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Hertsmere
- Town
- Bushey
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 64959
Current location
Local History Gallery
Bushey Museum
Rudolph Road
Bushey
Hertsmere
Hertfordshire
WD23 3HW
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 132 953
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Royal Navy crest from HMS Woodpecker, mounted on a wooden shield backboard, with a small brass dedication plaque under the crest. Ships crest is round with a carved rope design border and surmounted by a crown. Central is a green woodpecker clinging to the stump of a tree.
- Inscription
- PRESENTED BY/ THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY/ TO BUSHEY URBAN DISTRICT/ TO COMMEMORATE THE ADOPTION OF/ H.M.S. WOODPECKER/ DURING WARSHIP WEEK 28TH FEB 1942
- 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
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Board
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Other
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