ⓘWhat do the D1–D5 confidence tiers mean?›
- D1A single attributed public source (museum, council, Historic England, CWGC, mapping data).
- D2Two or more independent public sources corroborate the same facts.
- D3A named coordinator or local reviewer has confirmed the public-source account.
- D4A named observer has personally visited and documented the site — photographs, inscriptions, condition.
- D5An archive or institution has provided written documentation supporting the entry.
A higher tier means more corroborating evidence, not automatic historical certainty. The Discovery layer does not replace archival verification.
The Chatham Naval Memorial, an obelisk on the Great Lines above the Medway, is one of three identical memorials raised at the Royal Navy manning ports of Chatham, Plymouth and Portsmouth. The Second World War extension, unveiled in 1952, records the names of over 10,000 men and women of the Commonwealth who died serving in the Royal Navy and have no grave but the sea.
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What this page does not claim
- This is the Royal Navy manning-port memorial at Chatham for both World Wars (all naval theatres), not a Soviet or convoy-specific memorial.
- Names of individuals commemorated belong on archival surfaces, not this discovery record.
- Endorsement by any named institution; the source is cited for documentary research only.
Sources
- ACommonwealth War Graves Commission — CWGC record for Chatham Naval Memorial (Royal Navy, both World Wars; Second World War extension of over 10,000 names).
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