Memorial

HMS Excellent bandsmen lost on HMS Bulwark WW1

Amy Savage

Source: Copyright Amy Savage by kind permission of the Commanding Officer HMS Excellent

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Current Location

Back wall of bandstand in the dining room, The Wardroom, Wardroom Road, HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 8DX, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 63749 02395

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 49295
Description: Wall-mounted brass plaque with incised lettering. Single incised line forms border round inscription and names.
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF THE/ BAND/ OF H.M.S. EXCELLENT./ Lost in H.M.S. Bulwark. 26TH NOV 1914./ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 15
Died: 15
Information shown: place of death, date of death, initials, surname, rank
Order of names: place of death, date of death, initials, surname, rank

Conservation

Custodian: Royal Navy

Components

Plaque

Height: 300 mm

Width: 245 mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Further Information

Photograph and transcription-http://www.memorialsinportsmouth.co.uk/others/excellent/bandsmen.htm