Location
100m behind the Queen Charlotte figurehead.
Memorial Plaque
Parade Ground
Parade Ground
Inscription
THIS PATCH OF GRAVEL COMMEMORATES
THE FORMER PARADE GROUND OF
HMS EXCELLENT THAT WAS BUILT IN 1888
TO TEACH OFFICERS AND RATINGS THE
FIRST PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, PERSONAL
SMARTNESS AND PRIDE OF SERVICE
PRESERVED IN 1994 AS A LEGACY FROM
THOSE WHO MARCHED IN THE PAST TO
THOSE WHO MARCH INTO THE FUTURE
THIS PATCH OF GRAVEL COMMEMORATES
THE FORMER PARADE GROUND OF
HMS EXCELLENT THAT WAS BUILT IN 1888
TO TEACH OFFICERS AND RATINGS THE
FIRST PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, PERSONAL
SMARTNESS AND PRIDE OF SERVICE
PRESERVED IN 1994 AS A LEGACY FROM
THOSE WHO MARCHED IN THE PAST TO
THOSE WHO MARCH INTO THE FUTURE
Further Information
The building visible at the far end of the Parade Ground is the former magazine and is the oldest building remaining on Whale Island.
