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Location
Esplanade, Ryde, Isle of Wight IWM War Memorials Archive Record Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40849 Historic England Listing Status This area is not Listed. Description A bronze plaque erected in 1965 to mark the loss of the Royal George in 1782. See also Memorial erected in 2004 to the Royal George The plaque from the first Memorial was relocated to the Memorial garden later in 2006, although leaving behind the small plaque and the lions which made up the original installation. By 2009, a further plaque had been installed in place of the original plaque. It has the same wording as the original, but no illustration of the ship. |
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Memorial
The memorial as originally installed 
The memorial minus the plaque in Dec 2006 
The memorial with the new plaque in 2009 |
Inscription
IN MEMORY of The many Officers and men of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines who lost their lives when the ROYAL GEORGE sank at Spithead on the 29th August 1782 and who lie buried along this seafront And here by friends unknown, unmarked unwept, THEY REST
UNVEILED BY
EARL MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA 31st AUGUST 1965 Further Information The casualties are reputed to have been buried on the site of what is now the canoe lake in Ryde. |
The memorial plaque installed 2008 |
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