Roman Catholic Officers and Men of the Grand Fleet

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Reference WMO/273082

Address:

Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery

Hoy

Orkney

KW16 3NS

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Wheel cross
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Leaded
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: The memorial is a stone Celtic cross, on a tapered plinth and a base, with lead lettering. To find it from the entrance head towards the standard Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cross of Sacrifice and continue past it to this memorial. The memorial commemorates the members of the Grand Fleet of Roman Catholic faith who were lost in 1916, some of whom are buried in the cemetery. It is understood this is seperate to their graves and not a Commonwealth Wars Graves Commission cross so it is included on this website. The cemetery also includes Commonwealth War Graves Commission graves, cemetary features such as a cross and other war memorials see WMO/202640, WMO/273081, WMO/273084, WMO/273084 and WMO/273086.
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PRO REGE ET PATRIA/ ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE ROMAN CATHOLIC OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF THE GRAND FLEET/ WHO DIED IN DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY,/ AND WHO ARE BURIED/ IN THIS PORTION OF THE CEMETERY/ WHICH WAS BLESSED BY/ HIS EMINENCE FRANCIS CARDINAL BOURNE/ 7th AUGUST 1916/R.I.P. THIS CROSS WAS SUBSCRIBED FOR / BY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC OFFICERS AND OF THE GRAND FLEET

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