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Memorial

HMS Warwick

Hms Warwick

Source: Copyright Brian Wood

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Current Location

South west corner, St Merryn Church, St Merryn, North Cornwall, Cornwall, PL28 8ND, England

OS Grid Reference

SW 88641 74141

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 26200
Description: Wooden Shield on a wooden backboard, with a dedicatory brass plaque on a wooden backboard below
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF SHIPMATES WHO DIED/ WHEN H.M.S. WARWICK WAS SUNK BY ENEMY/ ACTION OFF TREVOSE HEAD ON 20 FEBRUARY 1944/ ALWAYS REMEMBERED

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

War: Regimental Memorials

Conservation

Components

Memorial

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Further Information

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-68288025