Memorial

Royal Marines Museum - Drums

Mark Newton 2 August 2016

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 2 August 2016

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Museum is permanently closed, Royal Marines Museum, Eastney Road, Southsea, East Hampshire, Hampshire, PO4 9PX, England

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Type of Memorial: Other memorial
WMR Reference Number: 63979
Description: The Silver Drums consist of a set of five silver side drums and one silver finished bass drum. The bass drum is emblazoned with the names of those who died. The side drums carry the names of the ships in which the men died.
Inscription: In Memory of the one hundred and forty-three WOs, NCOs and men of the RM Band Service who lost their lives in the Great War, 1914-1918, whilst serving in the following ships and theatres of war: HMS Bulwark; HMS Monmouth; HMS Inflexible; HMS Lion; HMS Natal; HMS Invincible; HMS Indefatigable; HMS Queen Mary; HMS Cornwallis; HMS Vanguard; HMS Glory; HMS Monarch; HMS Carnarvon; HMS Caesar; HMS Princess Royal; HMS Britannia; HMS Conqueror; Drake Battn, RND Gallipoli; West African Frontier Force. Presented by voluntary subscriptions from their comrades. (Exact line spacing unknown).