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    Memorial

    HMS Charybdis & HMS Limbourne

    Full view of the memorial

    Source: Paul Cooper

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    Current Location

    In the Navy area, National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Lichfield, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SK 18331 14580

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    © WMR-107164

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    107164
    Description
    A freestanding black marble tablet bearing the crests and commemorating the loss of HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne and remembering those lost when the ships were sunk on the 23rd October 1943
    Inscription
    ON THE 23RD OCTOBER 1943 / HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS / CHARYBDIS AND LIMBOURNE / WERE SUNK OFF THE BRITTANY COAST / DURING OPERATION TUNNEL / WITH THE LOSS OF 502 LIVES / (...)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    23/10/2020

    Survivors and family members of those lost.

    Components

    Tablet

    Height: c1219mm

    Width: c914mm


    Made from: Marble - Black


    Condition: Good


    • History of the memorial. https://guernseypress.com/news/2020/10/30/permanent-uk-memorial-to-men-of-charybdis-limbourne/ Accessed 23/10/2023