Location
The plaque is set on a park bench overlooking The Bandstand.
Memorial
Inscription
| H.M.S. HAMPSHIRE - MAIDSTONE - MALAYA - CHICHESTER - ARETHUSA - DIAMOND |
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WILDFIRE PEMBROKE ST MATTHEW NEPTUNE EXCELLENT |
IN MOST AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF A WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND FATHER, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER GEORGE WILLIAM MARSH RN RTD JOINED THE ROYAL NAVY AUGUST 1936 RETIRED JANUARY 1972 DIED SO COURAGEOUSLY 12TH JUNE 1972 AGED 51 YEARS HIS ASHES WERE COMMITTED AT SEA FROM H.M.S. CHICHESTER NOVEMBER 14TH 1972 THE SEA WAS HIS LIFE - AND HE LOVED THAT LIFE, GONE IS OUR BELOVED SEAFARER BUT HE LEFT US SUCH WONDERFUL MEMORIES |
PRESIDENT THAMES TERROR GANGES VICTORY |
