Memorial

Gunnery Officers - WW1

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

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Current Location

Located on the staircase landing, The Wardroom, Wardroom Road, HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 8DX, England

SU 63749 02395

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 49296
Description: 32 small square brass plaques with engraved lettering fixed in two rows on wooden panelling. One plaque is dedicated to each of the officers commemorated. There is also a rectangular brass plaque fixed to the wooden panelling above the square plaques also with an engraved inscription. Note: one of the plaques is dedicated to Commander Darley, who was killed in the Wanhsien Incident in China in 1926.
Inscription: Rectangular plaque: DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI Square plaques: (Names)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 31
Died: 31
Information shown: Rank, forname initials, surname, service, unit, date of death
Order of names: Date of death

War: Wanhsien Incident (1926)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, service, unit, date of death

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Plaques / Panels with names

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good