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Chatham in Medway, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Royal Marine Volunteer Cadets Memorial

 
 
Royal Marine Volunteer Cadets Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 5, 2018
1. Royal Marine Volunteer Cadets Memorial
Inscription.
In Everlasting Memory
of
24 Royal Marine Volunteer Cadets
Aged 9 - 13 Years
Who Tragically Lost Their Lives
In Dock Road On
The 4th Day Of December 1951
Ever Remembered By
Family, Friends And The
Chatham Marine's Cadet Unit
Unveiled By His Royal Highness The
Prince Phillip Duke Of Edinburgh, Kg, Kt.
This Day 2nd December 2001

 
Erected 2001.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 51° 23.672′ N, 0° 31.834′ E. Marker is in Chatham, England, in Medway. Marker is on Dock Road close to Wood Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chatham, England ME4 4TZ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gillingham World War I Memorial (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Timber Seasoning Sheds, 1774 (about 180 meters away); The Royal Dockyard Anchor (about 180 meters away); Plate Bending Rolls, 1913 (about 180 meters away); Propeller, RFA Reliant, c.1954 (about 210 meters away); 30 CWT ‘Cochrane’ Steam Hammer (about 210 meters away); The Victory Dock
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(about 210 meters away); The Old Single Dock (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chatham.
 
Also see . . .
1. Gillingham bus disaster. (Submitted on June 6, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. RM Cadets Chatham Bus Disaster 1951. Video of the scene and funerals (Submitted on June 6, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.) 
 
Royal Marine Volunteer Cadets Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 5, 2018
2. Royal Marine Volunteer Cadets Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

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