Plymouth, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Plymouth Naval Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 4, 2018

1. Plymouth 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 and Their Comrades of Australia South Africa
Newfoundland India Pakistan Ceylon Fiji Gold Coast Hong Kong Kenya
Malaya Nigeria Sierra Leone and Burma Whose Names Are Here Recorded

( east 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
( 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
( west side ) Actions with Enemy Land Forces
Belgian Coast
Dardanelles
Tsingtao
Suez-Canal
Zeebrugge
Ostend
( north wall ) 1914 – 1918 1939 – 1945
All These Were Honoured in Their Generations
And Were the Glory

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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 50° 21.934′ N, 4° 8.534′ W. Memorial is in Plymouth, England. It is at the intersection of Osborne Place and Citadel Road, on the left when traveling south on Osborne Place. Located on the Hoe Promenade. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Plymouth, England PL1 2PU, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South West England.

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: A different marker also named The Plymouth Naval Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Plymouth Naval Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); National Armada Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Drake Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 4, 2018

2. Plymouth Naval Memorial

( east side )

(within shouting distance of this marker); The British Slave Ship Brookes (within shouting distance of this marker); Plymouth RAF Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Norrington's Water Fountain (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Smeaton Lighthouse (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plymouth.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 4, 2018

3. Plymouth Naval Memorial

( north side )

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 4, 2018

4. Plymouth Naval Memorial

( west side )

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 4, 2018

5. Plymouth Naval Memorial

( north wall )

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 4, 2018

6. Plymouth Naval Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 4, 2018

7. Plymouth Naval Memorial

Around the base of the obelisk are plaques bearing the names of those seamen who died in World War I. The plaques on the lower wall list the names of those who died in World War II.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 448 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 25, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.