ⓘ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 Portsmouth Naval Memorial stands on Southsea Common, overlooking the sea. One of three identical obelisks raised at the Royal Navy manning ports of Portsmouth, Plymouth and Chatham, it commemorates Commonwealth sailors who have no grave but the sea. The Second World War extension, unveiled in 1953, records the names of almost 15,000 men and women of the Royal Navy, many lost in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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What this page does not claim
- This is the Royal Navy manning-port memorial at Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth Naval Memorial (Royal Navy, both World Wars; Second World War extension of almost 15,000 names).
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