Memorial

HMS Barham - Memorial Seat

HMS Barham plaque

Source: Copyright Richard Maddox

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Current Location

Access via D Day Carpark, Clarance Esplanade, Footpath overlooking Southsea bandstand, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 3AE, England

SZ 64163 98165

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Type of Memorial: Seat
WMR Reference Number: 94845
Description: Wooden memorial seat with small black memorial plaque on upper backrest. Dedication is in white (probably painted) capital script.
Inscription: HMS "BARHAM"/THIS SEAT IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE 879 OFFICERS AND RATINGS KILLED ON/HMS "BARHAM" ON 25 NOVEMBER 1941 IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND TO ALL THOSE/MEN KILLED ON HER IN HER LIFETIME FROM 1914 TO 1941."GOD BLESS THEM ALL"/ERECTED BY THE SURVIVORS AND DEPENDANTS OF/THE HMS "BARHAM" SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION 1983

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Additional Information: The memorial plaque does not include names or numbers of men killed in WW1

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Additional Information: The memorial plaque record 879 men killed in the sinking of HMS Barham, but does not name them.

Presented

1983

HMS Barham Survivors Association

Seat

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good