Chatham Naval Memorial

Chatham  WW2 Memorial

 

 

 

The Chatham Naval Memorial

Chatham WW1 Memorial

The Chatham Naval Memorial is sited high on the hill overlooking the town of Chatham and it's Naval Establishment, HMS Pembroke. It bears the names of the ranks and rating of both World Wars whose home port was Chatham and who have no other grave but the deep. The WW1 Memorial is in the form of a column with bronze panels at it's base. Identical memorials are located at the other naval manning ports of Portsmouth and Plymouth.

The WW2 Memorial takes the form of bronze panels build into a circular wall surrounding it.

WW2 Memorial, Chatham, Kent

A section of the WW2 Memorial

WW2 Memorial, Chatham, Kent

A section of the WW2 Memorial

The inscription over the memorial panels reads

"In honour of the Navy and to the abiding memory of these ranks and ratings of this port who
laid down their lives in the defence of the empire and have no other grave than the sea."

The name of Thomas W R Ingram is recorded on column 2, panel 52 of the Memorial.

 

The name of Leading Seaman Thomas WR Ingram,

Chatham Memorial photographs taken August 2002