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

Field Gun Competition

Photographed By Michael Herrick, July 30, 2018

1. Field Gun Competition Marker

Inscription. 1947 1999 This bronze statue and field gun commemorate those men from Portsmouth command who competed in the Annual Field Gun Competition at the Royal Tournament and trained at “Royal Naval Barracks” Portsmouth from 1947 until cessation of the tournament in August 1999. To the Limit and Beyond

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 50° 48.075′ N, 1° 6.59′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, England. Marker can be reached from Queen Street (Route B2154) close to Wickham Street, on the left when traveling north. Located in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Field Gun (here, next to this marker); Ship shape (within shouting distance of this marker); Bruce Austin Fraser (within shouting distance of this marker); HMS M.33 (within shouting distance of this marker); A battle against time (within shouting distance of this marker); A Unique Survivor (within shouting distance of this marker); Heavy Weather (within shouting distance of this marker); Taking a closer look (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.

Also see . . . Field Gun Competition on Wikipedia.

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(Submitted on August 31, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

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Photographed By Michael Herrick, July 30, 2018

2. Field Gun Competition Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.