Location
The memorial plaques were originally in the entrance area of the Senior Rates Mess at HMS Excellent (see photographs below), then in 2006 the mess was decorated and the plaques removed. For two years their location was unknown but in May 2008 they were located in a store room and are now in the possession of the HMS Excellent Museum.
 

Memorial Plaque (All)
Ordnance Artificers WW2 Memorial
 
Memorial Plaque (1)
Ordnance Artificers WW2 Memorial
 
Memorial Plaque (2)
Ordnance Artificers WW2 Memorial
 
Memorial Plaque (3)
Ordnance Artificers WW2 Memorial
Inscription Plaque (1)

TO THE MEMORY
OF
THE OFFICERS AND MEN
OF THE
ORDNANCE ARTIFICER BRANCH
PORTSMOUTH DIVISION
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945
 

 
Inscription Plaque (2)

Column 1
BUCKETT, S.V.
CUMMINGS, H.
HILL, S.
HILLIER, C.W.
HOLLAND, C.
KEMP, L.H.
MULLEN, T.G.
PARKINSON, G.H.
RESTELL, A.E.
WARD, R.D.
WIGGINS, L.
DENNING, W.C.E.
TURTON, S.
MOTTRAM, T.R.
MUMFORD, R.C.
MOORE, W.
PASSELLS, S.H.
DAVIDSON, W.L.
RIDGE, D.E.
WELLER, A.L.
ROBINSON, J.
HOWARD, G.B.
MYLES, G.C.
HOLLAND, J.R.
PERRY, J.
KIDGER, C.
O.A.2.
O.A.1.
O.A.4.
O.A.2.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.3.
C.O.A.
C.O.A.
W.O.O.
O.A.4.
O.A.1.
O.A.4.
O.A.2.
O.A.3.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.2.
O.A.4.
C.O.A.
O.A.3.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.1.
O.A.5.
O.A.5.
 
 
 
 
 
H.M.S. ROYAL OAK
 
 
 
 
 
H.M.S. GRENVILLE
H.M.S. EXMOUTH
H.M.S. DARING
H.M.S. GLOWWORM
H.M.S. SUFFOLK
H.M.S. ACASTA
 
H.M.S. FOYLEBANK
 
H.M.S. EXPRESS
H.M.S. PATROCLUS
 
H.M.S. ACHERON
H.M.S. MANISTEE
H.M.S. NEWARK
Column 2
GOULDIE, R.W.
ROBINSON, D.A.
SMART, J.
SCUTT, T.R.G.
KEOGH, M.J.M.
SCOTT, K.
BEVERIDGE, R.
BIRD, H.G.A.
BURGESS, H.
FRENCH, R.M.
GIBBON, I.G.
HARRIS, F.R.
HUNT, W.N.
RUDD, E.A.
SHUCK, W.B.
SKETT, R.L.
STEVENSON, N.
SULLEY, J.C.
SWINSON, E.J.
KELLY, J.
RALPH, S.H.
PERRYER, G.E.
TAYLOR, A.
ARMSTRONG, B.B.
BOWYER, G.
KINSELLA, P.
O.A.1.
O.A.4.
O.A.1.
W.O.O.
O.A.4.
O.A.3.
O.A.4.
O.A.3.
W.O.O.
O.A.4.
C.O.A.
O.A.4.
O.A.2.
O.A.4.
O.A.5.
O.A.4.
O.A.5.
C.O.O.
O.A.3.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
C.O.A.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
C.O.A.
H.M.S. GREYHOUND
H.M.S. KASHMIR
H.M.S. FIJI
H.M.S. GLOUCESTER
H.M.S. BARHAM
H.M.S. HEREWARD
 
 
 
 
 
 
H.M.S. HOOD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H.M.S. CALCUTTA
H.M.S. COSSACK
 
H.M.S. DUNEDIN
 
 

 

 
Inscription Plaque (3)

Column 1
WEEKS, W.H.
WORSLEY, A.G.H.
JOHNSON, G.E.P.
COMISH, J.H.
FORD, A.E.
GARDENER, L.F.
HOWE, A.
PEARSON, W.B.
PEEL, G.W.
TANSLEY, R.C.
TAYLOR, H.
WOOD, P.
YATES, A.
PHILLIPS, R.
GRIFFITHS, R.J.
KENMUIR, TL.
JOHNSON, H.
DAVIDSON, D.
DOWNING, R.
MORTON, H.
WANKLYN, G.T.
STAFFORD, J.H.
CHRISTIAN, W.D.
HAITHWAITE, L.A.
WAITE, J.A.
O.A.1.
O.A.4.
C.O.A.
O.A.5.
C.O.A.
O.A.4.
O.A.5.
O.A.4.
O.A.4
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.1.
O.A.1.
O.A.4.
O.A.5.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.1.
O.A.4.
O.A.5.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.5.
C.O.A.
H.M.S. DUNEDIN
 
H.M.S. PUCKERIDGE
H.M.S. BELMONT
 
 
 
 
H.M.S. BARHAM
 
 
 
 
H.M.S. CULVER
H.M.S. JUPITER
H.M.S. NAIAD
H.M.S. FORWARD
H.M.S. GRASSHOPPER
H.M.S. JAGUAR
 
H.M.S. HECLA
 
H.M.S. MEDWAY
H.M.S. EAGLE
 
Column 2
NATHANIEL, W.
CRAWFORD, J.A.
SHOESMITH, N.
BESWICK, R.
WILKINSON, A.E.
BOYLE, W.
EDGE, E.T.
ROLL, H.W.
OXLEY, J.C.
TAWN, C.
RATCLIFFE, J.
GORDON, T.
WRIGHT, N.S.
COZENS, E.C.
HALL, E.N.
WORLEY, J.
CUTLER, A.J.J.
TERRY, L.A.
ADAMS, B.
BATTERSBY, T.C.
ELLIMAN, R.J.
RIX, W.A.
SEYMOUR, R.
RIDLEY, E.
O.A.4.
O.A.5.
O.A.4.
O.A.3.
O.A.4.
O.A.3.
C.O.A.
O.A.2.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.3.
O.A.3.
C.O.A.
O.A.3.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
O.A.3.
O.A.4
O.A.4.
O.A.4.
H.M.S. SIKH
H.M.S. AIREDALE
H.M.S. AVENGER
S.S. CERAMIC
H.M.S. FIDELITY
H.M.S. BEVERLEY
H.M.S. TAMAR
H.M.S. EGRET
H.M.S. PUCKERIDGE
 
H.M.S. AURORA
 
H.M.S. HOLCOMBE
H.M.S. JANUS
H.M.S. PENELOPE
 
H.M.S. LAFOREY
H.M.S. ISIS
H.M.S. QUORN
H.M.S. ALBATROSS
H.M.L.C.F.
H.M.S. BULLEN
H.M.S. KING GEORGE V
H.M.S. KONGONI

 


 
Further Information
Several details listed above differ from the records held at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. To download a copy of the CGWC records for each of the men above (in MS Word format - 64Kb) click here.

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