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Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The inscription at the foot of the obelisk
Images copyright © Graham K Cook. Click on the entry for a larger version
Description
The monument to personnel of the Royal Navy from both world wars who have no known Grave. The Inscription across the base of the Obelisk reads :
1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945
ALL THESE WERE HONOURED IN THEIR GENERATIONS
AND WERE THE GLORY OF THEIR TIMES
Location
Southsea Common, Portsmouth, England. August 2007
