Memorial

HMS Beehive (Port of Felixstowe) and Lieutenant Commander Robert Hichens DSC and Bar, DSO and Two Bars

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Source: Copyright John Whiting Chief Officer of Port of Felixstowe Police

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 100208
Description: Square plaque commemorating HMS Beehive and the death of Lieutenant-Commander Robert Hichens DSC & Bar, DSO & Two Bars
Inscription: This plaque is mounted close to the site/ of HMS Beehive the Royal Naval/ Coastal Forces base during World War II./ From here British Forces/ in Motor Gunboats, Motor Torpedo Boats/ and Motor Launches engaged the enemy at/ close quarters in the Channel and North Sea./ This plaque was unveiled on 13 June 2009/ by Robert Hichens, son of / Lieutenant-Commander Robert Hichens DSO*, DSC**/ Senior Officer 8th MGB Flotilla./ Killed in action on 13th April 1943.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, decorations, unit, cause of death, date of death.
Order of names: As above

Unveiled

13/06/2009

Robert Hichens, son of the remembered.

Plaque

Height: c609mm

Width: c609mm

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good