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    Memorial

    41 Royal Marine Commando

    41 Royal Marine Commando Memorial Tablet

    Source: Copyright Martin Briscoe

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    Current Location

    Garden located at east end of former Parade Ground. Site formerly the Royal Marines Museum. Memorial located in the vicinity of What3Words ///sugar.cloud.paid, Royal Marines Memorial Garden, Eastney Esplanade, Eastney, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO4 9PX, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SZ 66813 98873

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    Type of Memorial
    Stone of remembrance
    WMR Reference Number
    40523
    Description
    Grey slate tablet mounted onto rough hewn stone. Incised inscription in gold lettering. Royal Marines Corps crest in white above inscription. Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife in gold within inscription. Located within Royal Marines Memorial Garden (WMR 40520).
    Inscription
    41/ 41 ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO/ 1942 - 1946/ Sicily Salerno Normandy Walcheren NW. Europe/ 41 INDEPENDENT COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES/ 1950 - 1952/ Korea/ IN TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ 41 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES/ 1960 - 1981/ Northern Ireland UN. Forces Cyprus/ DEDICATED IN EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE/ OF ALL WHO SERVED IN 41/ HONOUR COURAGE LOYALTY
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    War
    Korean War (1950-1953)
    War
    Cyprus Dispute (1955-1974)
    War
    Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    War
    Regimental Memorials

    Components

    Stone of remembrance

    Height: 1070 mm

    Width: 680 mm

    Depth: 420 mm


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Tablet

    Made from: Slate


    Condition: Good


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    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    250264

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