Jellicoe WW1 Shrine

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Reference WMO/250291

Address:

St Barbaras Church

Whale Island - HMS Excellent

Portsmouth

PO2 8DX

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Shrine
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Unknown
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Wooden cabinet with metal grille doors that open to reveal a scene in relief showing battlefleet at sea with Christ on the cross in top part. Whole carved in wood. On either side of the cabinet are two brass plaques listing naval gunners (all ranks) killed in WW1. On top part of cabinet, centred on main inscription, is roundel with portrait head of Jellicoe in silhouette. Against the northern wall of the nave opposite the altar- Special permission is needed to access this working naval base
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Top: BE STRONG AND OF A GOOD COURAGE/ BE NOT AFRAID NEITHER BE THOU/ DISMAYED FOR THE LORD THY GOD IS/ WITH THEE WHITHER SOEVER THOU GOEST./ Above carved panel: GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST AND ON EARTH (...) Side Panels: DULCE ET PATRIA MORI/ (Names)/ AUG 1914 NOV 1918/ Foot: IN/SURE/AND/CERTAIN/HOPE

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