Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 1, 2018
1. Portsmouth Naval Memorial
( south side )
Inscription.
Portsmouth Naval Memorial. . ( south side )
1914 – 1918 1939 – 1945. In Honour of the Navy and to the Abiding Memory of These Ranks and Ratings of this Port Who Laid Down Their Lives in the Defence of the Empire and have No Other Grave Than the Sea , ( west side )
General Actions at Sea Heligoland 28th August 1914 Coronel 1st November 1914 Falkland Islands 8th December 1914 Dogger Bank 24th January 1915 Jutland 31st May 1916. ( east side )
Actions with Enemy Land Forces Belgian Coast Dardanelles Tsingtao Suez-Canal Zeebrugge Ostend. ( north side )
Single Ship Actions H.M.S. Carmania S.M.S. Cap Trafalgar 14.9.1914 H.M.A.S. Sydney S.M.S. Emden 9.11.1914 H.M.Ships Severn and Mersey S.M.S. Konigsberg 9 and 11.7.1915 H.M.Ships Achilles and Dundee S.M.S. Leopard 10.3.1917 H.M.Ships Swift and Broke German T.B.D.s 21.4.1917. ( plaque on the north wall )
1941 Royal Navy Able Seaman Lawson C.A.D. of Newfoundland Able Seaman Butler E. 1942 Royal Navy Able Seaman Long E.H. Royal Marines Marine Baynton R.C. · Beer L.E. 1944 Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class Bush G.W. 1946 Stoker Petty Officer Channell J.A. 1939 Royal Marines Marine Pierpoint V.L.J. served as James V.L. 1941 Royal Navy Petty Officer Ford N..
The names on this memorial are arranged according to year of death. those for the 1914 – 1918 war appearing on the base of the obelisk and those for the 1939 – 1945 war on these walls. within each year they are arranged according to service and rank. the memorial registers may be consulted at the City Engineers Department, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth.
( south side )
1914 – 1918 1939 – 1945
In Honour of the Navy and to the Abiding Memory of These Ranks and Ratings of this Port Who Laid Down Their Lives in the Defence of the Empire and have No Other Grave Than the Sea
( west side )
General Actions at Sea
Heligoland 28th August 1914
Coronel 1st November 1914
Falkland Islands 8th December 1914
Dogger Bank 24th January 1915
Jutland 31st May 1916
( east side )
Actions with Enemy Land Forces
Belgian Coast
Dardanelles
Tsingtao
Suez-Canal
Zeebrugge
Ostend
( north side )
Single Ship Actions
H.M.S. Carmania S.M.S. Cap Trafalgar 14.9.1914
H.M.A.S. Sydney S.M.S. Emden 9.11.1914
H.M.Ships Severn & Mersey S.M.S. Konigsberg 9 & 11.7.1915
H.M.Ships Achilles & Dundee S.M.S. Leopard 10.3.1917
H.M.Ships Swift & Broke German T.B.D.s 21.4.1917
( plaque on the north wall )
1941
Royal Navy
Able Seaman Lawson C.A.D. of Newfoundland
Able Seaman Butler E.
1942
Royal Navy
Able Seaman Long E.H.
Royal Marines
Marine Baynton R.C. · Beer L.E.
1944
Royal Navy
Stoker 1st Class Bush G.W.
1946
Stoker
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Petty Officer Channell J.A.
1939
Royal Marines
Marine Pierpoint V.L.J. served as James V.L.
1941
Royal Navy
Petty Officer Ford N.
The names on this memorial are arranged according to year of death.
those for the 1914 – 1918 war appearing on the base of the obelisk
and those for the 1939 – 1945 war on these walls.
within each year they are arranged according to service and rank.
the memorial registers may be consulted at
the City Engineers Department, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list.
Location. 50° 46.946′ N, 1° 5.748′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, England. Memorial is at the intersection of Clarence Esplanade and Serpentine Road, on the right when traveling north on Clarence Esplanade. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Portsmouth, England PO5 3NT, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
World War I Panels on the South Side of the Obelisk
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 1, 2018
6. Portsmouth Naval Memorial
World War I Panels on the West Side of the Obelisk
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 1, 2018
7. Portsmouth Naval Memorial
World War II Panels on the Western North Wall
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8. Portsmouth Naval Memorial
World War II Panels on the Eastern North Wall
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9. Portsmouth Naval Memorial
( plaque on the north wall )
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 1, 2018
10. Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on September 18, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.