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Falmouth in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Russian Convoy Memorial

 
 
Russian Convoy Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 5, 2018
1. Russian Convoy Memorial
Inscription.
In Memory Of
All British and Allied Seafarers
Who Served On
Russian and Arctic Convoys
During the Second World War
May They Rest In Peace
Dedicated by the Pupils of Falmouth School
and Falmouth Merchant Navy Club
2006

 
Erected 2006 by The Pupils of Falmouth School and the Falmouth Merchant Navy Club.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IIWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 50° 9.109′ N, 5° 3.775′ W. Memorial is in Falmouth, England, in Cornwall. It can be reached from Avenue Road close to Campbeltown Way, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Falmouth, England TR11 3XA, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South West England. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Celtic Fringe, 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 2 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Discovery Quay (here, next to this marker); HMS Forte IV (a few steps from this marker); National Maritime Museum Cornwall (within shouting distance of this marker); Killigrew Pyramid (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Port of Falmouth (about 180 meters away); Falmouth Docks (approx. 0.7 kilometers away);
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Pendennis Point (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Watching the waterline (approx. 1.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Falmouth.
 
Russian Convoy Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 5, 2018
2. Russian Convoy Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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