PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

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PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

On the seafront and overlooking Southsea common, Portsmouth Naval Memorial commemorates nearly 10,000 British and Commonwealth sailors of the First World War and almost 15,000 of the Second World War, whose only grave is the sea. After WW1, the Admiralty recommended that the three great Royal Navy ports of 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. Portsmouth's memorial was unveiled by the Duke of York, later King George VI, on 15 October 1924. The Second World War extension was unveiled by his widow, the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on 29 April 1953.

Region/Nation
Location/Address
Clarence Esplanade
Southsea
Portsmouth
County
Hampshire
Post Code
PO5 3NT
Main Historic Period
Modern
Link to featured article
Useful Website Address
Tip/Nearby
Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth Dockyard
Primary Management
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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