Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Blackpool
Town
Blackpool
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66960

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Current location

Located in the Memorial Chapel
Church of St John the Evangelist
Church Street
Blackpool
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY1 1BP
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 30912 36285
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A rectangular slate Tablet, bearing the badge of HMS Penelope and the inscription. The tablet is supplemented by a booklet giving a brief history of the ship and a list of casualties.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ SERVING IN H.M.S. PENELOPE/ THE WARSHIP ADOPTED BY/ BLACKPOOL/1939 – 194 CONSTANTIA ET FIDE Booklet: H.M.S. PENELOPE/ Roll of Honour Inside pages: THE PENELOPE ASSOCIATION/ “WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM”/ In Peace their sacred ashes rest/ Fulfilled their days endeavour/ They blest the earth and they are blest/ Of God and Man for ever./ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 415
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Name, Rank, Date of death,
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Parish Council

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