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Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Memorials : 10642
Location : Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate : 50.7824440, -1.0957720
Description : Portsmouth Naval Memorial commemorates 9,667 sailors of the First World War and 14,918 of the Second World War who have no known grave but the sea. It is situated on Southsea Common overlooking the promenade. After the First World War, an appropriate way had to be found of commemorating those members of the Royal Navy who were lost at sea. 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... Read More

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  • Where is Portsmouth Naval Memorial?

    Portsmouth Naval Memorial is located at Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority ,Hampshire ,England.

  • Portsmouth Naval Memorial cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    10633 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial?

    Latitude: 50.7824440
    Longitude: -1.0957720

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