Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Allerdale
Town
Maryport
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70677

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Current location

in first floor gallery
Maryport Maritime Museum
Senhouse Street
Maryport
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA15 6AB
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 03419 36537
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Firstly there is a wooden war honours board, secondly there is a Brass Plaque on wooden backboard giving full details of the wartime career of the ship.
Inscription
HONOURS BOARD-GLENGYLE Column 1 BARDIA APRIL 1941 RAPHINA MAY 1941 LITANI RIVER JUNE 1941 ORAN NOV 1942 SALERNO SEPT 1943 Column 2 RAPHITIS MAY 1941 SPHAKIA MAY 1941 DIEPPE AUG 1942 PACHINO JUL 1943 ANZIO JAN 1944 HISTORY PLAQUE- GLENGYLE/WORLD WAR/1939-1945/ 1940 CONVERTED AND COMMISSIONED AS INFANTRY LANDING SHIP/ FEBRUARY 1941-FORMED PART OF FORCE ‘Z’ AND PROCEEDED TO MEDITTERANEAN/CARRYING OUT A RAID ON BARDIA IN APRIL AND LATER THE SAME MONTH TAKING/PART IN OPERATION ‘DEMON’-THE EVACUATION OF GREECE/MAY-LANDED A BATTALION OF TROOPS IN CRETE AND LATER TOOK PART IN THE/EVACUATION-JUNE-OPERATION ESCORTER-LANDED TROOPS IN SYRIA/JANUARY 1942-FORMED PART OF CONVOY MF2 FOR THE RELIEF OF MALTA/AND OF CONVOY ME9 MALTA TO ALEXANDRIA-RETURNING TO THE UNITED-/KINGDOM IN APRIL-NOVEMBER OPERATION ‘TORCH’-THE INVASION OF NORTH/AFRICA/JULY 1943-OPERATION ‘HUSKY’THE INVASION OF SICILY-IN THE SAME MONTH-/FORMED PART OF CONVOY MEF 36 FROM MALTS TO EGYPT FLYING BROAD/PENNANT OF COMMODORE OF THE CONVOY/AUGUST-SEPTEMBER-OPERATIONAL VOYAGES BETWEEN EGYPT, TRIPOLI, ALGIERS/AND MALTA ON OCTOBER 7TH HOISTED FLAG OF NAVAL COMMANDER FORCE ‘A’/PROCEEDING TO BOMBAY IN CONVOY-DECEMBER-FORMED PART OF FORCE ‘G’ AND/RETURNED TO THE MEDITTERANEAN/JANUARY 1944-TOOK PART IN OPERATION ‘SHINGLE’-THE LANDING AT ANZIO/MAY-TRANSPORTED UNITS TO CORSICA/JUNE 1944-APRIL 1945/REFITTING AT LIVERPOOL/JULY-SAILED FOR INDIA VIA THE MEDITERRANEAN-AND IN AUGUST TOOK PART/IN OPERATION ‘ARMOUR’-THE TRANSPORT OF NO. 13 COMMANDO BRIGADE/AND NO. 132 SPITFIRE SQUADRON TO HONG KONG/SEPTEMBER-EVACUATED 600 INTERNED BRITISH FROM HONG KONG TO MADRAS
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
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 620mm, width 1030mm
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 350mm, width 330mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 380mm, width 360mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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