Memorial

HMS Formidable

Roll of Honour

Source: Geoffrey Allen

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Current Location

Royal British Legion Social Club, 135, High Street, Ventnor, Newport, Isle Of Wight, PO38 1LZ, England

OS Grid Reference

SZ 56672 77729

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 107672
Description: Roll of honour written on paper in coloured inks and decorated with the badge of HMS Formidable. The roll is framed behind glass in a dark wooden moulded frame.
Inscription: May the Great God, whom I worship, grant/ to my country and for the benefit of Europe in/ general a Great and Glorious victory, and/ may no misconduct in anyone Tarnish/ it and may humanity, after/ Victory, be the predominant/ feature in the British Fleet./ For myself individually,/ I commit myself to HIM who/ made me and may his blessing light upon (Enclosed in the above inscription) The Saintes 1782/ Matapan 1941 Crete 1941/ Mediterranean 1941 North Africa 1942-3/ Sicily 1943 Salerno 1943/ Okinawa 1945 Japan 1945/ (also enclosed in the above inscription are the names of the captains) MCMXXXIX / MCMXXXXV Remember ye with thanksgiving/ & with honour those men of H.M.S "FORMIDABLE"/ who went forth in the service of their/ King & Country during the years of the/ Second World War 1939-1945 & returned/ not again/ Second Commission - June 1944/ /(Names)/ my endeavours to serve my country faithfully./ To HIM I resign myself and the just cause/ wich (sic) is entrusted to me to defend. Amen - Nelson's Prayer./ Battle of Trafalgar. 25.10.1805

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 48
Served: 8
Died: 40
Information shown: Surname, initials, rank, decorations, unit
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname in two columns. Captains names are included at the top of the roll of honour with the date of their appointment.

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