Memorial

City of Portsmouth WW2

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 2 August 2016

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Current Location

Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2DU, England

SU 64072 00234

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 96619
Description: Curved stone wall with carved inscription in gold lettering above. Names listed along length of wall in black lettering. At either end of the wall is a square pillar. In front of the wall is a cenotaph. Front of cenotaph has Portsmouth city crest and Royal Navy badge in carved in relief and two black inscription tablets mounted beneath. Carved inscription in white lettering. Royal Air Force badge and Army badge are carved in relief on left and right sides respectively. Back of cenotaph is plain.
Inscription: Above wall: IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945 Wall: SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ (Names)/ KINDLY DONATED BY WIGHTLINK/ (Names)/ KINDLY DONATED BY VEOLIA/ (Names)/ KINDLY DONATED BY PARKWOOD LEISURE/ (Names)/ KINDLY DONATED BY JOHN PAUL GETTY JNR/ (Names)/ KINDLY DONATED BY W. H. HOOPER/ (Names)/ KINDLY DONATED BY C.R.C./ (Names)/ CIVILIANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ (Names) Cenotaph top tablet: IN MEMORY OF THE SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN/ AND THE CITIZENS OF PORTSMOUTH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENCE/ OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING WORLD WAR II Cenotaph bottom tablet: UNVEILED/ BY/ HRH PRINCESS ALEXANDRA/ 8th NOVEMBER 2005

Sponsor Type: other
Sponsored By: Some panels were sponsored: Wightlink, Veolia, Parkwood Leisure, John Paul Getty Jnr, W H Hooper, CRC.
Maintenance History: Cenotaph added in c2005.