Memorial

Ordnance Artificers WW2

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

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Current Location

Warrant Officers, Senior Rates & SNCO's Mess, Edgar Evans Building, Whaley Road, HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 8ER, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 63710 02473

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 49512
Description: Three rectangular brass plaques mounted onto individual wooden backboards - top centre one above other two. Incised lettering in black on all three. Plaque 1, top centre, is a dedication plaque and the lower plaques contain names, each arranged in two columns.
Inscription: PLAQUE 1: TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THE OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF THE/ ORDNANCE ARTIFICER BRANCH/ PORTSMOUTH DIVISION/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945 PLAQUES 2 AND 3: (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 102
Died: 102
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, unit

Conservation

Custodian: Navy

Components

Plaque

Height: 310 mm

Width: 500 mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaques / Panels with names

Height: 320 mm

Width: 590 mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Further Information

Photographs and transcriptions-http://www.memorialsinportsmouth.co.uk/others/excellent/ordnance_artificers.htm