41 ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO 1942 - 1946
UKNIWM Ref: 40856
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Address
| Type: |
BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET |
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| OS Map Ref: |
SZ 600 927 |
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Inscription
41 (ROYAL MARINES) COMMANDO 1942 - 1946/ AND ALL THOSE ISLANDERS WHO WELCOMED THEM INTO THEIR HOMES/ DURING THE WINTER OF 1942-43 THIS SMALL UNIT OF LESS THAN 450 MEN CARRIED OUT MUCH OF ITS EARLY COMMANDO TRAINING ON THE/ ISLE OF WIGHT, WHEN THE MEN LIVED IN THE HOMES OF ISLANDERS AT BEMBRIDGE, NETTLESTONE, RYDE, ST HELENS AND SEAVIEW./ FIGURING PROMINENTLY IN THAT TRAINING WAS RYDE PIER WHERE, IN THE DARK OF NIGHT, THE COMMANDOS BOARDED SMALL CRAFT/ TO CARRY OUT EARLY MORNING PRACTICE ASSAULTS ON VARIOUS PARTS OF THE ISLAND'S COASTLINE./ THE COMMANDO PARTICIPATED IN FOUR MAJOR SEABOURNE LANDINGS:/ SICILY - 10 JULY 1943/ SALERNO, ITALY - 9 SEPTEMBER 1943/ D-DAY, NORMANDY - 6 JUNE 1944/ WALCHEREN, HOLLAND (TO OPEN THE PORT OF ANTWERP) - 1 NOVEMBER 1944/ AND SERVED IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE CONTINUOUSLY FROM D-DAY ONWARDS, THEIR FINAL ACTIONS BEING ON THE MAAS RIVER FRONT/ FROM JANUARY TO MARCH 1945, FOLLOWED BY OCCUPATION DUTIES IN GERMANY UNTIL NOVEMBER 1945/ 139 OF ITS NUMBER DIED IN ACTIVE SERVICE/ UNVEILED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL, COUNCILLOR JOHN BOWKER, ON 24 APRIL 1998
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| PLAQUE - SECOND WORLD WAR |
STAINLESS STEEL |
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AT RISK |
Physical Description
STEEL PLAQUE
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
SECOND WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
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| Maintenance History: |
1998: IN MID AUGUST IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PLAQUE HAD BEEN REMOVED, REASON UNKNOWN. CURRENT LOCATION UNKNOWN |
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
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| UNVEILING |
LOCAL CLERGY/DIGNITARIES |
Sponsorships
| Sponsorship Type: |
None |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
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Craftsmen
Not known
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
NEWS: "ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS" 1 MAY 1998 |
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| Photographs: |
None |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
F |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Press Cuttings: |
1 |
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| Organisation | Id | Website |
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MERYD024 |
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