portsmouth naval memorial

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
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PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
After the First World War, an appropriate way had to be found of commemorating those members of the Royal Navy who had no known grave, the majority of deaths having occurred at sea where no permanent memorial could be provided.

An Admiralty committee recommended that the three manning ports in Great Britain - Chatham, Plymouth and Portsmouth - should each have an identical memorial of unmistakable naval form, an obelisk, which would serve as a leading mark for shipping. The memorials were designed by Sir Robert Lorimer, who had already carried out a considerable amount of work for the Commission, with sculpture by Henry Poole. The Portsmouth Naval Memorial was unveiled by the Duke of York (the future George VI) on 15 October 1924.

After the Second World War it was decided that the naval memorials should be extended to provide space for commemorating the naval dead without graves of that war, but since the three sites were dissimilar, a different architectural treatment was required for each. The architect for the Second World War extension at Portsmouth was Sir Edward Maufe (who also designed the Air Forces memorial at Runnymede) and the additional sculpture was by Charles Wheeler, William McMillan, and Esmond Burton. The Extension was unveiled by the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother on 29 April 1953.

Portsmouth Naval Memorial commemorates around 10,000 sailors of the First World War and almost 15,000 of the Second World War.
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  1. X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS Mapplebeck, Paul

    SURNAME Mapplebeck FORENAME Paul UNIT R.N. Charioteer RANK Able Seaman NUMBER R/JX 180968 DATE OF DEATH 8th January 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 75 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION lost on HM Submarine P311 (presumed mined Mediterranean)

  2. X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS Ludbrook, Cyril

    SURNAME Ludbrook FORENAME Cyril UNIT R.N. HM Submarine X 22 RANK Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class NUMBER P/MX 116413 DATE OF DEATH 7th February 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 85 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Walter Scott and...

  3. X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS Locke, David Henry

    SURNAME Locke FORENAME David Henry UNIT R.N.V.R. HM Submarine X 7 RANK Sub Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 31st May 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 80 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of George Sydney and Jeanie Brebber Emslie...

  4. X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS Kearon, Edward

    SURNAME Kearon FORENAME Edward UNIT R.N.V.R. HM Submarine X 9 RANK Sub Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 16th September 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 80 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Edward and Isabella...

  5. X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS Hunt, Peter James

    SURNAME Hunt FORENAME Peter James UNIT R.N.V.R. (HM Drifter Solstice) X Craft (HMS Varbel) RANK Acting Sub Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 22nd April 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 88 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  6. X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS Henty-Creer, Henty

    SURNAME Henty-Creer FORENAME Henty UNIT R.N.V.R. HM Submarine X 5 RANK Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 22nd September 1943 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 80 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 1920 Australia son of Reginald Charles Ferrers...

  7. X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS Harris, Keith Vivian Frank

    SURNAME Harris FORENAME Keith Vivian Frank UNIT R.N.V.R. HM Chariot No LXXVII RANK Sub Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 26th July 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 88 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Lt-Col. Frank,OBE and Rosamond...

  8. X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS Goss, George Gilbert

    SURNAME Goss FORENAME George Gilbert UNIT R.N.V.R. (HMS Tartan) Charioteer RANK Sub Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 8th January 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 80 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Arthur and Mary Agnes Goss,Herne...

  9. X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS Enzer, Bruce Edward

    SURNAME Enzer FORENAME Bruce Edward UNIT R.N.V.R. (HMS Bonaventure) HM Submarine XE 6 RANK Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 22nd June 1945 AGE GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 90 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION drowned during training off Mon Repos...

  10. X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS Cook, Harold Faulkner

    SURNAME Cook FORENAME Harold Faulkner UNIT R.N.V.R. (HMS Tartan) Charioteer RANK Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 2nd January 1943 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 80 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Herbert and Edith Millicent...

  11. X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS Carey, David Haversham

    SURNAME Carey FORENAME David Haversham UNIT R.N. (HMS Bonaventure) HM Submarine XE 3 RANK Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 21st June 1945 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 88 Column 3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Colonel Peter Dudley and Dorothy...

  12. X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS Anderson, Robert

    SURNAME Anderson FORENAME Robert UNIT R.N.R. Charioteer RANK Seaman NUMBER D/X 18907A DATE OF DEATH 8th January 1943 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Plymouth Naval Memorial,Devon Panel 84 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION lost on HM Submarine P311 (presumed mined Mediterranean)

  13. RN CDOS Cutler, Peter Burgoyne

    SURNAME Cutler FORENAME Peter Burgoyne UNIT R.N. Combined Ops Bombardment Unit (HMS Victory IV) RANK Leading Telegraphist NUMBER P/JX 246461 DATE OF DEATH 8th June 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 84 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born...

  14. SOE Peters, Frederick Thornton

    SURNAME Peters FORENAME Frederick Thornton UNIT former SOE RANK Captain NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 13th November 1942 AGE 53 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 61 Column 3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit HMS Excellent,Royal Navy born 17.9.1889...

  15. RM CDOS Webster, Thomas Henry

    SURNAME Webster FORENAME Thomas Henry UNIT 40 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 3183 DATE OF DEATH 17th July 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 79 Column 3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION died Sicily

  16. RM CDOS Ward, Reginald Foster

    SURNAME Ward FORENAME Reginald Foster UNIT 43 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 107762 DATE OF DEATH 3rd February 1944 AGE 37 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 93 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Charles Henry and Ada Lena Ward,Hull,Yorkshire husband of...

  17. RM CDOS Walker, Percy Edward

    SURNAME Walker FORENAME Percy Edward UNIT "A" Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 2542 DATE OF DEATH 19th August 1942 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 70 Column 3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA Dieppe

  18. RM CDOS Trask, Walter Albert Henry

    SURNAME Trask FORENAME Walter Albert Henry UNIT 40 Commando (T Company) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 1st January 1943 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 79 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of A.S. and Mrs Trask,Plymouth,Devon died on...

  19. RM CDOS Toner, Peter

    SURNAME Toner FORENAME Peter UNIT 41 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER PO/X 105899 DATE OF DEATH 17th/18th September 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 93 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION died Salerno

  20. RM CDOS Tierney, Norman

    SURNAME Tierney FORENAME Norman UNIT 41 Commando (HQ Troop) RANK Regimental Sergeant Major NUMBER "PO/22609" (CWGC) DATE OF DEATH 13th September 1943 AGE 35 GRAVESITE Portsmouth Naval Memorial,Hampshire Panel 79 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Richard and Helen...
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