HMS Bulwark, Albion, Centaur

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Ceremony

Rededicated
Date: 27 September 2008
Attended by: Vice Admiral Sir Patrick Symons KBE

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

80773

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Current location

Grid reference is approixamte only. The memorial is within the Naval Review Zone.
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 18359 14708
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

The original memorial is a tree. Alongside is a grey stone plinth with a steeply sloping top on which a circular blue metal plaque has been fixed bearing an inscription below the insignia of the ships. Below the plaque is a small rectangular plaque with an inscription.

Inscription

[Circular plaque]: [Insignia]/ PLANTED IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE/ SHIPS COMPANIES,/ FAA SQUADRONS, ROYAL MARINES/ AND EMBARKED FORCES/ H.M. SHIPS BULWARK, ALBION,/ CENTAUR/ 1953-1981/ [Rectangular plaque]: THIS TREE WAS RE-DEDICATED AND THIS MEMORIAL STONE LAID/ IN HONOUR OF THE ASSOCIATION/ BY OUR/ PRESIDENT/ VICE-ADMIRAL SIR PATRICK SYMONS KBE/ ON/ SATURDFAY 27TH SEPTEMBER 2008

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Regimental Memorials
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
Tree
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
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Condition

HMS Bulwark, Albion & Centaur
WMO ID: 266648
Condition: Good [last updated on 29-09-2019]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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