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Kingswear gunboats tablet and plaque, date of photo estimated - Taken by Unknown 01 Oct 2000
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Kingswear gunboats tablet, date of photo estimated - Taken by Unknown 01 Oct 2000
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Kingswear gunboats plaque, date of pohto estmated - Taken by Unknown 01 Oct 2000
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15th MGB Flotilla and MGB502 Plaque - Taken by Brian Fare 17 Aug 2020
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New 15th MGB Flotilla plaque - Taken by Brian Fare 17 Aug 2020
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The new tablet - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 22 Sep 2020
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The Plaque - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 22 Sep 2020
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The wall showing how plaque and tablet are not now next to each other - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 22 Sep 2020
Reference WMO/260114
Edit memorial name, location & address- Metal Metal (any)
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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TABLET: WE REMEMBER THE/ 15TH MOTOR GUN BOAT FLOTILLA/ OF THE ROYAL NAVY/ KINGSWEAR 1942 TO 1944 PLAQUE: THIS FLOTILLA CARRIED OUT/ CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS FROM THE/ DART TO NORTHERN BRITTANY FROM/ 1942 TO 1944, WORKING CLOSELY/ WITH THE FRENCH RESISTANCE./ IT LANDED OR BROUGHT BACK MANY BRAVE BRITISH AND/ ALLIED AGENTS AND ALSO BROUGHT/ BACK MANY ALLIED AIRMEN SHOT/ DOWN OVER EUROPE./ MGB 502 WAS SUNK OFF NORWAY/ ON 12 MAY 1945: THERE WERE/ ONLY TWO SURVIVORS.
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