PORTSMOUTH,
SOUTHSEA, ROYAL MARINES FALKLANDS WAR MEMORIAL
Falklands - Detailed
Information
Compiled and copyright © Graham Parsons 2009
Southsea
is a seaside resort and geographic area, located in Portsmouth at the
southern end of Portsea Island, Hampshire. There a memorial to all Royal
Marines and those that served with them in the Falklands campaign. It
is situated at the entrance to the Royal Marines Museum at Southsea
overlooking the Solent. A database of men who fell during the Falklands
War can also be found on
this site.
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Photograph
Copyright © Graham Parson 2009 |
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YOMPER
THIS STATUE WAS UNVEILED BY
BARONESS THATCHER OF KESTEVEN OM, PC, FRS
ON
8 JULY 1992
TO COMMEMORATE ALL THE ROYAL MARINES AND THOSE WHO
SERVED WITH THEM IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC DURING THE
FALKLANDS WAR 1982.
Last
updated
6 September, 2017
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