Monument Details

American Volunteers to the Royal Navy

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On the floor of the Painted hall under the frieze with an inscription of “MARIĆ AUSPICIIS”.

Plaque 2 larger white marble plaques with 2 smaller plaques below inscribed in English text. The plaques commemorate the “First Three” American servicemen and 22 Americans who joined the Royal Navy between 1939 and the bombing of Pearl Harbour in 1941.

Monument Text:

Plaque 1:

15^th JUNE 1941

On this day came three citizens of

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The first of their countrymen to become Sea-Officers of

THE ROYAL NAVY

Plaque 2:

IN MEMORY OF THOSE AMERICANS

WHO, BETWEEN 1939 - 1941

WHEN THE FATE OF GREAT BRITAIN

AND OF THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM

HUNG IN THE BALANCE

VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE IN

THE ROYAL NAVY

Plaque 3:

GURDAN BUCK

ALEX HENRY CHERRY

OSWALD BIRRELL DEITER

EDWARD MORTIMOR FERRIS

DAVID GIBSON

JACK EDWARD HAMPSON

GEORGE HOAGUE

WILLIAM PERKINS HOMANS

DRAPER LAURENCE KAUFFMAN

EDMUND WEBSTER KITTREDGE

CARL KONOW

Plaque 4:

DEREK ARMITAGE LEE

JOHN MATTHEW LEGGAT

PETER GREENE MORISON

JOHN STANLEY PARKER

CHARLES BURNHAM PORTER

HENRY FREMONT RIPLEY

EDWIN FAIRMAN RUSSELL

JOHN ALBERT STILWELL

WILLIAM ERWIN GIBSON TAYLOR

DAVID ARNOLD VAN EPPS

FRANCIS MASON HAYES

Commemorates:

People:

Alex Henry Cherry

Oswald Birrell Deiter

Edward Mortimer Ferris

John Edward Hampson

Francis Mason Hayes

William Perkins, Jr. Homans

Draper Laurence Kauffman

Edmund Webster Kittredge

Derek Armitage Lee

John Matthew Leggat

Peter Greene Morison

John Stanley Parker

Charles Burnham Porter

Henry Fremont Ripley

Edwin Fairman Russell

John Albert Stilwell

William Erwin Gibson Taylor

David Arnold Van Epps

Units:

Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve

Wars:

WWII

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