100th anniversary of World War One memorial
The memorial was created to commemorate those who died in the Royal Navy in World War One.
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This year has marked the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the Commonwealth War Graves’ major naval memorials.
There are three in the UK in Chatham, Portsmouth and Plymouth.
The War Graves Commission and the Admiralty created the memorials to commemorate those who died in the Royal Navy in World War One.
More than 45,000 men and women died and 7,200 of their names are on the Plymouth memorial, which was expanded to include 16,000 further names after World War Two.
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- Published20 September 2023
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