ⓘ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 Plymouth Naval Memorial stands on Plymouth Hoe, looking out over Plymouth Sound. Unveiled in its First World War form in 1924 and extended after the Second World War, it commemorates Commonwealth sailors of the Royal Navy who have no grave but the sea. The Second World War extension, unveiled in 1954, records the names of nearly 16,000 men and women, among them many lost in the Battle of the Atlantic and on ships such as HMS Glorious, Prince of Wales and Repulse.
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What this page does not claim
- This is the Royal Navy port memorial at Plymouth 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 Plymouth Naval Memorial (Royal Navy, both World Wars; Second World War extension of nearly 16,000 names).archived ↗
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