Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Portsmouth
Town
Portsea
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86349

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Previous locations
  • This is inside the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Complex
    Boathouse No. 7
    Main Road
    Portsea
    Portsmouth
    Hampshire
    PO1 3QX
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SU 62952 00426
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Two cast metal red plaques with raised metallic letering attached to a wooden back board. The top circular plaque has a device of a helmet with 2 crossed firemen's axes, the inscription is surrounded by flames. The lower rectangular plaque has the names of those commemorated.
Inscription
HONOURING THE/ BRAVERY AND SACRIFICE OF/ TWENTY ONE/ FIREFIGHTERS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY/ PROTECTING PEOPLE AND PROPERTY/ IN PORTSMOUTH/ DURING WORLD WAR II/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bath, Stephen
Biggs, Bernard
Blunt, Victor
Cripps, William
Harris, Patrick
Hobbs, Edgar
Jordan, Sydney
Kinchenton, Alfred
Lintorn, Reginald
Marshall, Fredeick
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname
    Order of information: Unknown
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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