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    Memorial

    HM Submarine AFFRAY - Gosport Memorial

    Memorial site

    Source: Copyright Kevin Wood/ War Memorials Online

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    Current Location

    On the Esplanade on the River Solent shore line, The Esplanade, Gosport, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1HD, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SZ 62326 99730

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    96745
    Description
    Plaque on granite plinth
    Inscription
    HM SUBMARINE "AFFRAY"/ Sailed past this location on 15th April 1951 & sunk in an accident off Alderney, Channel Islands 16th April 1951 / In respectful remembrance of the 75 souls whose names are given here and have no grave but the sea / [Names] / “The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God and there shall no torment touch them” / Erected by The Affray Submarine Memorial Trust, 16th April 2013
    War
    Military Service
    Number Commemorated
    75
    Died
    75
    Information shown
    Forename, Surname, Rank
    Order of names
    Surname
    Sponsor Type
    public
    Sponsored By
    The Affray Submarine Memorial Trust

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    16/04/2013

    Memorial unveiled by Mary Henry, the widow of Lieutenant Derek Foster (her first husband) - one of those lost. Attended by: Friends and relatives of the crew, Members of the Submariners Association, Members of the Special Boat Service Association