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Latitude: 50.3756 / 50°22'32"N
Longitude: -4.1739 / 4°10'26"W
OS Eastings: 245516
OS Northings: 55112
OS Grid: SX455551
Mapcode National: GBR R54.71
Mapcode Global: FRA 2841.PQL
Plus Code: 9C2Q9RGG+6C
Entry Name: Hms Doris Memorial Gun
Listing Date: 8 May 2002
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1390062
English Heritage Legacy ID: 489015
ID on this website: 101390062
Location: Devonport Park, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, PL1
County: City of Plymouth
Electoral Ward/Division: Devonport
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Plymouth
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Devonport St Michael
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: War memorial
740-1/0/10061 DEVONPORT PARK
08-MAY-02 Devonport
HMS Doris Memorial Gun
II
Boer War memorial. Erected 1904; by Harry Hems. Polished granite plinth on base, rectangular on plan with white marble inscription panels bordered by cable moulding; chamfered arris at top inscribed with the words 'Ready-Aye-Ready'. Surmounted by the field gun brought from the Boer War.
It was erected as a memorial to the crew of HMS Doris who died fighting in South Africa alongside the army at the Battle of Paardeberg. This field gun was captured from the Boers and dragged the distance of 800 hundred miles back to their ship HMS Doris. In 1901 HMS Doris returned to Devonport to an heroic welcome and the crew decided there should be a memorial to the sailors who died in the battle. The memorial was unveiled in 1904 by Admiral E.H. Seymour. It is said that the exploit was the origin of Royal Navy field gun trials.
HMS Doris Memorial Gun is a most unusual Boer War memorial.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 8 December 2016.
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