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Location
At the junction of High Street and Church Road, Bembridge, Isle of Wight. IWM War Memorials Archive Record The Memorial is not recorded by the War Memorials Archive. A request to update their records has been submitted (Feb 2008) Historic England Listing Status The Memorial is not Listed Isle of Wight Council Local Listing Status A nomination to include the Memorial in the Local Listing has been submitted (Feb 2008) as part of the nomination for the village War Memorial Description A stone plinth bearing a cast metal plaque, installed in 2006. Within a few months, an additional plaque was installed, and the smaller round plaque was relocated on the memorial. |
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Memorial
 Bembridge 41 Royal Marine Commando - March 2006  Bembridge 41 Royal Marine Commando Memorial - March 2006  Bembridge 41 Royal Marine Commando - Memorial in March 2007  Bembridge 41 Royal Marine Commando Memorial - Memorial in March 2007 |
Inscriptions
TO COMMEMORATE ALL RANKS OF 41 ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO 1942 - 1946 WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING OPERATIONS IN SICILY, SALERNO, NORMANDY, WALCHEREN AND N.W. EUROPE IN WORLD WAR 2 AND THOSE ISLANDERS WHO TOOK THEM INTO THEIR HOMES AT BEMBRIDGE, NETTLESTONE, RYDE, ST HELENS AND SEAVIEW DURING THE WINTER OF 1942 - 1943. 139 OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE. In proud memory of all ranks of 41 ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO Who gave their lives during operations in Sicily, Salerno, Normandy Walcheren and North West Europe During World War II Further Information
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