Memorial

HMS Wildfire III

Flagpole

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Current Location

Queenborough Park, High Street, Queenborough, Swale, Kent, ME11 5EU, England

TQ 90671 72249

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 41205
Description: PHOSPHOR BRONZE PLAQUE PLACED ON A BRICK SURROUND FLAG POLE NEARBY
Inscription: HMS WILDFIRE III/ QUEENBOROUGH/ THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO DIED DURING/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR WHILST STATIONED AT THIS ROYAL NAVY BASE./ MINESWEEPERS, INCLUDING SOME CONVERTED TRAWLERS, OPERATED FROM A/ PIER WHICH STOOD SOME 400 YEARDS NORTH OF THIS PARK. THEIR/ DANGEROUS TASK WAS TO KEEP OPEN THE ALLIED SHIPPING ROUTES BY/ CLEARING MINES FROM THE THAMES ESTUARY AND ENGLISH CHANNEL./ "LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM"

Plaque

Height: 265MM

Width: 420MM

Depth: 10MM

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good