HMS St. George - Douglas, Isle of Man
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N 54° 09.929 W 004° 28.141
30U E 404092 N 6002930
This rectangular brass plaque is on the door of a small castellate building on Victoria Road Business Park in Douglas.
Waymark Code: WMV0P3
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 02/03/2017
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WM: reference 28179
Memorial type: Board/Plaque/Tablet
Lost: No
Town: Douglas
County: Isle of Man
District: Douglas
Subject/Period: Second World War (1939 -1945)
Creator: G H Corlett (Builder) Shoprite Ltd (Builder)
Unveiled - 23rd April 1991
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The inscription on the plaque reads as follows:
IN MEMORY
OF THOSE OF
H.M.S. ST. GEORGE
WHO WERE TRAINED IN
THE ISLE OF MAN
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
DURING THE
SECOND WORLD
1939 - 1945
"Plaque unveiled in 1991 in what was then the RBL Car park but is now a supermarket. Honours those trained at HMS St George on the island in WW2 and who then lost their lives.Brass plate on wooden base measuring approximately 9 x 6 inches. Engraved with St George emblem. The memorial was unveiled on 23rd April 1991. The cost of the memorial was between £100 - £120. The memorial was originally located in the building where members of H.M.S. St George trained. The training camp was demolished and the plaque was relocated. In 2000, the area where this memorial was sited was reorganised, resulting in the plaque and its column having to be re-sited. A new location was found, on the door of an unused small castellate building where it now rests. Shoprite own the building and with their consent, an office housing the I.L.S Group decided to re-paint the building where the plaque now stands. The memorial was designed by G.H. Corlett, Castle Street, Douglas, Isle of Man. It was built by the employees of Shoprite Plc. Information provided by the Isle of Man Government Preservation of War Memorials Committee. Isle of Man National Inventory of War Memorials: IOM_NIWM_DOU_00017"
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