Memorial: M4966

Statue in Eastney Esplanade, Portsmouth commemorating the Royal Marines who served during the conflict in the Falkland Islands 1982

Location

Eastney Esplanade, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'YOMPER / THIS STATUE WAS UNVEILED BY / BARONESS THATCHER OF KESTEVEN O.M, P.C., F.R.S. / ON 8 JULY 1992 / TO COMMEMORATE ALL THE ROYAL MARINES AND THOSE WHO / SERVED WITH THEM IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC DURING THE / FALKLANDS WAR OF 1982'

Details

Description: Depicts a Royal Marine with full kit and rifle. The inscription is on a separate tablet with the Royal Marines badge above.
Type: Statue
Materials: Bronze
Date Erected: 1992
Artists: Philip Jackson

Event

Falklands Conflict,

Event Date

1982

Event Category

Conflicts Post - 1945

Extra

Notes: Commemorates the Royal Marine's 'yomp' across land to Port Stanley.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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