Plymouth Polish Navy Memorial - WW2

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Reference WMO/78891

Address:

The Belvedere Memorial Garden

Plymouth Hoe

Hoe Road

Plymouth

PL1 3DE

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A bronze plaque with four sections: A central panel showing an eagle holding a cross and fouled anchor in relief A panel on either side showing names in relief A panel below the three above with dedication in relief The plaque rests on a small stone platform. Previously at te Albert Gate of Devonport Dockyard.
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IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE/ POLISH NAVY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FIGHTING/ ALONGSIDE THEIR BRITISH COMRADES 1939 - 1945/ THIS TABLET HAS BEEN ERECTED BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION OPPOSITE/ THE SITE OCCUPIED BY POLISH NAVAL BARRACKS DURING THE WAR/ M LUBELSKI SCULP. 1950 Small brass plaque 1-THIS MEMORIAL WAS ORIGINALLY/ SITED AT THE OLD FORE ST GATE/ NEAR THE POLISH NAVAL CAMP./ WITH THE REBUILDING OF THE DOCKYARD/ IT WAS MOVED TO THIS SPOT AT THE REQUEST/ OF THE POLISH NAVAL ASSOCIATION Small brass plaque 2- THIS MEMORIAL WAS MOVED FROM THE ALBERT GATE DEVONPORT/ DOCKYARD BY THE POLISH NAVAL ASSOCIATION PLYMOUTH BRANCH/A DNREDEDICATED MAY 1ST 1988 AND WAS UNVEILED BY/ COMMODORE J CARINE R.N./ IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD MAYOR OF PLYMOUTH/ COUNCILLOR/ (FOLLOWED BY LIST OF NAMES OF WARSHIPS OF THE POLISH NAVY)

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