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    Memorial

    HMS Gossamer Association

    HMS Gossamer Association - WW2 names

    Source: Copyright John Hale

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    Current Location

    St Bartholomew's Church, Church Hill, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 5JD, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SO 89450 95285

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    19710
    Description
    BLACK MARBLE TABLET WITH NAMES CARVED AND PAINTED
    Inscription
    HMS GOSSAMER ASSOCIATION / In Memory of Shipmates Killed on HMS Gossamer / By Enemy Action in Arctic Waters, June 24th 1942 / (24 NAMES) / Remembered Also Are Association Members Who Have / Lost Their Lives Since the Foundation of the / "GOSSAMER ASSOCIATION" / (4 NAMES) / This Memorial Produced with the Kind Assistance / of the Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries / and of Manders Paints
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    24
    Died
    24
    Information shown
    Ship, manner of death, place of death, date of death, surname, forename, forename initials, rank
    Order of names
    Listed alphabetically by surname
    Sponsor Type
    corporate

    Components

    Tablet

    Made from: Marble


    Condition: Unknown