Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Newport
Town
Newport
County
Gwent
Country
Wales
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 17 November 2012
    Attended by: Councillor John Guy, Mayor of Newport
  • Dedicated
    Date: 17 November 2012
    Attended by: Edward Mathias-Jones
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65611

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Current location

Access by public way
on USK Riverside walk way.
Mariners Green
Usk Riverside Walkway
Newport
Newport
Gwent
NP20 2GA
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 32116 87196
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rough hewn Stone of Remembrance. Plaque with dedicatory inscription, then a poem, below which is the Merchant Navy Emblem.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF RAYMOND VICTOR STEED (1st OCTOBER 1928-26th APRIL 1943)/ THE SECOND YOUNGEST BRITISH SERVICES RECRUIT TO DIE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR./ HE WAS JUST 14 YEARS AND 207 DAYS WHEN THE SHIP ON WHICH HE WAS A GALLEY BOY/ SS EMPIRE MORN, WAS BLOWN UP AFTER IT HIT A "U" BOAT MINE ON 26th APRIL 1943/ (...)/ followed by a poem.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Steed, Raymond Victor
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Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, date of birth, date of death, service, age, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 970mm, width 680mm
    Materials: Slate
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Costs

Comments: Funds raised by the Raymond Steed Memorial Fund

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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