Memorial: M6313

Memorial at Holyhead cemetery commemorating those lost in HMS ‘Thetis’ 1939

Location

Cemetery, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN / OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND OF THE CIVILIANS WHO / LOST THEIR LIVES IN HMS THETIS ON 1ST JUNE 1939...'

Details

Description: Pylon carved with a sword rising from the waves, a foul anchor on the base. The names of the 99 casualties are carved on a sloping slab in front.
Type: Monument
Materials: Granite
Vessel: HMS Thetis

Extra

Notes: The submarine sunk with the loss of most of those on board but the vessel itself was salvaged and recommissioned.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p.156.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters