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Post by BereniceUK on Apr 11, 2017 10:56:42 GMT
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Post by BereniceUK on Apr 11, 2017 10:57:26 GMT
There are 40 panels of First World War deaths; I photographed only the chronologically first and last.          
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Post by BereniceUK on Apr 11, 2017 10:58:03 GMT
There are 50 panels of Second World War fatalities plus four panels of additions; I photographed only the later additions. Above each set of panels are the waters where the Royal Navy saw action and the different branches of the RN.
North Atlantic. Western Approaches. North Sea. English Channel
South Atlantic. Norway. Dunkirk. Mediterranean. Greece
Crete. North Africa. Malta Convoys. Sicily. Italy
North Russian Convoys. North West Europe. Normandy. East Indies
Burma. Malaya. Pacific. Coral Sea. Solomons. New Guinea. Philippines
Home Fleet. Mediterranean Fleet. Eastern Fleet. East Indies Fleet
British Pacific Fleet. Fleet Air Arm. Submarines. Mine Layers
Mine Sweepers. Armed Merchant Cruisers. Ocean Boarding Vessels
Patrol Escort Forces. Coastal Forces. Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships
Maritime Regiment. Landing Ships and Craft. Commandos
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Post by BereniceUK on Apr 11, 2017 10:58:41 GMT
 The inscription above the window readsTHESE RANKS AND RATINGS
DIED ON SHORE BUT HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE          |
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