Memorial

HMS Penelope

Source: Copyright Amy Savage by kind permission of the Naval Base Commander HMNB Portsmouth

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Current Location

Contact the Chaplaincy in advance in order to make arrangements to access the Dockyard. On the south wall of the Chancel, St Ann's Church, Anchor Lane, HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 63171 00566

Denomination

Church of England

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 49816
Description: Metal plaque set into recess in wall. Recess shaped and painted to resemble a frame. Plaque displayed with HMS Penelope ship's badge and HMS Penelope kneeler.
Inscription: ROLL OF HONOUR/ HMS PENELOPE 18TH FEBRUARY 1944/ CONSTANTIA ET FIDE/ CAPTAIN G.D. BELBEN DSO DSC AM RN/ (Names)/ ROYAL MARINES/ (Names)/ N.A.A.F.I./ (Names)/ ALSO KILLED IN ACTION/ MAY 1940/ NORWAY/ (Names)/ APRIL 1942/ MEDITERRANEAN/ (Names)/ ROYAL MARINES/ (Name)/ OCTOBER 1943/ MEDITERRANEAN/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 439
Died: 439
Information shown: surname, initials, rank, service, place of death, date of death, decorations
Order of names: surname, initials, service, date of death

Conservation

Components

Plaque

Height: 1270 mm

Width: 430 mm

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Frame

Made from: Unknown

Condition: Good

Further Information

Image and Transcript- http://www.memorialsinportsmouth.co.uk/churches/st_anns/penelope.htm