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.
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

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
Actions with Enemy Land Forces
Belgian Coast
Dardanelles
Tsingtao
Suez-Canal
Zeebrugge
Ostend
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 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

Topics and series.

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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. Memorial is in Portsmouth, England. It is at the intersection of Clarence Esplanade and Serpentine Road, on the right when traveling north on Clarence Esplanade. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Portsmouth, England PO5 3NT, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in England’s Hampshire Ports.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Portsmouth Naval Memorial Extension (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Memorial Extension (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Portsmouth Naval Memorial (a

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 1, 2018

2. Portsmouth Naval Memorial

( west side )

few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Memorial (a few steps from this marker); HMS Aboukir Yellow Fever Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Portsmouth Crimean War Memorial (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Indian Mutiny - HMS Shannon Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.

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3. Portsmouth Naval Memorial

( east side )

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4. Portsmouth Naval Memorial

( north side )

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5. Portsmouth Naval Memorial

World War I Panels on the South Side of the Obelisk

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6. Portsmouth Naval Memorial

World War I Panels on the West Side of the Obelisk

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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 )

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10. Portsmouth Naval Memorial

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