Reference WMO/250263
Address:
Royal Marines Garden of Remembrance
Eastney Esplanade
Eastney
Portsmouth
PO4 9PX
England
Open large map- Stone Marble
- Stone Portland stone
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Grants to support the repair and conservation of war memorials are available from the charity War Memorials Trust if it has raised funds. Support is focused on war memorials in Very bad or Poor condition or where there is a serious Concern.
Before applying for a grant you should read the advice available on War Memorials Trust`s website. The What we can and cannot fund helpsheet explains what types of work the charity can fund.
If you believe your project is eligible for a grant you should complete the Pre-application enquiry form. You will need to be registered and logged in to complete this.
The Pre-application enquiry form is a series of questions to see if your project is eligible. If it is, you will need to provide further details and submit current colour photographs of the war memorial in either a png, gif, jpg or jpeg format.
You can save your Pre-application enquiry form as you go along. Once submitted War Memorials Trust will respond.
Please be aware that a summary of your enquiry, without your contact details, will appear on this page once submitted. This ensures others are aware that an enquiry has been made and can read the response to avoid duplicate enquiries. Information provided by you to us will be used for the purpose of managing the grant enquiry, for further details please read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy .
As a charity, War Memorials Trust relies on voluntary donations and every contribution, no matter how large or small, makes a really big difference to our work. Your donation will help protect and conserve war memorials for future generations so please support War Memorials Trust’s work.
'A' COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES/ LATER RENAMED/ 40 ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO/ THE FIRST ALL VOLUNTEER/ ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO/ FORMED 14TH FEBRUARY 1942/ TO UNDERTAKE SPECIAL DUTIES/ OF A HAZARDOUS NATURE/ IN MEMORY OF/ OUR 207 COMRADES WHO DIED/ MEMORIALS HAVE BEEN ERECTED/ AT SHANKLIN CHINE AND/ FORMER UPPER CHINE SCHOOL/ SHANKLIN/ ISLE OF WIGHT/ 40 ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO/ 1942 COMMANDO/ 1942-1946/ COMMEMORATING/ ALL RANKS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ DIEPPE AUG 1942/ H.M.S. FIDELITY DEC 1942/ PACHINO JULY 1943/ VIBO VALANTIA SEP 1943/ TERMOLI OCT 1943/ GARIGLIANO JAN 1944/ ANZIO FEB-MAR 1944/ DALAMATION COAST: BARC MIJET MAY-JUN 1944/ SARANDE SEP-OCT 1944/ CORFU OCT 1944-FEB 1945/ RENO RIVER MAR 1945/ COMMACHIO: /MENATE APR 1945/ WENT THE DAY WELL?/ WE DIED AND NEVER KNEW/ FOR WELL OR ILL, FREEDOM WE DIED FOR YOU/ A PLAQUE TOGETHER WITH/ A REGISTER CONTAINING/ 207 NAMES AND DETAILS OF/ BURIAL HAVE BEEN PLACED/ IN THE SAFE KEEPING OF/ 40 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES/ A PLAQUE IS ALSO HOUSED IN/ ST. ANDREWS CHURCH/ CHALE/ ISLE OF WIGHT/ IN MEMORY OF 'T' COY./ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SINKING OF/ FIDELITY.
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