Memorial

HMS Patia

Source: Copyright Boulmer Lifeboat Station

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Current Location

Boulmer Volunteer Rescue Service Lifeboat Station, Beach Terrace, Boulmer, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 3BT, England

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NU 26534 14091

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 73663
Description: Teak Board with five brass plaques. The bottom row has three of these in a row, containing the lists of names of the crew members who died. At top left is a smaller plate on which is engraved the symbol of Fyffe set in a blue oval. Alongside this is another plate on which is the story of the HMS Patia. All lettering is in blue Roman. HMS Patia was bombed 4 miles off the coast of Boulmer. The villagers cared for the survivors. A survivor came back to Boulmer in 1997 and proposed setting up a plaque to those who died. Three survivors attended the unveiling. Afterwards they were taken out in the Boulmer lifeboat to lay a wreath on the water.
Inscription: Dedication Plaque-THIS COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE IN HONOUR/OF THE SEAMEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN/HMS PATIA WAS SUNK BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT IN/APRIL 1941, HAS BEEN DONATED BY FYFFES./HMS PATIA, ONE OF THE MANY FYFFES VESSELS/CONVERTED TO ARMED MERCHANT CRUISERS/BY THE ROYAL NAVY FOR THE WAR EFFORT, WAS/ACTING AS A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT CATAPULT CRAFT Right Hand & Left Hand Lower plaques- [names] Central Lower plaque-OFFICERS/[names]/DIED OF WOUNDS/[name]/MISSING PRESUMED KILLED/[name]

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 39
Died: 39
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, manner of death

History

Sponsor Type: corporate
Sponsored By: Donated by Fyffes

Ceremonies

Unveiled

23 May 1998

Revd Denis Sweetman

Conservation

Components

Board

Height: 610mm

Width: 760mm

Made from: Wood - Teak

Condition: Good

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