Chatham Naval Memorial
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Chatham Naval Memorial is a major Commonwealth War Graves Commission monument in Chatham, England, commemorating Royal Navy personnel with no known grave who died at sea during the World Wars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| access | public ⓘ |
| associatedConflict |
First World War
NERFINISHED
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Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Military memorial in Kent
ⓘ
Royal Navy memorial ⓘ World War I memorial in England ⓘ World War II memorial in England ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Royal Navy personnel
ⓘ
casualties of the First World War ⓘ casualties of the Second World War ⓘ sailors with no known grave ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sir Robert Lorimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridReference | TQ 760 681 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bronze lions and wreaths
ⓘ
bronze plaques with names of the dead ⓘ central obelisk ⓘ steps and surrounding walls ⓘ terraced platforms ⓘ |
| height | approximately 18 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Medway, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Great Lines Heritage Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Chatham, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Commonwealth War Graves Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | Portland stone ⓘ |
| operator | Commonwealth War Graves Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | former Chatham Dockyard ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Commonwealth naval memorials to the missing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to commemorate Royal Navy personnel lost at sea with no known grave ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| sculpturalWorkBy | Henry Poole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterMemorial |
Plymouth Naval Memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portsmouth Naval Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalCommemorations | over 18,000 names ⓘ |
| unveiled | 1924 ⓘ |
| unveiledBy | Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldWarICommemorations | over 8,500 names ⓘ |
| worldWarIICommemorations | over 10,000 names ⓘ |
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