Battle of Jutland Memorial at The Royal Hospital School
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Battle of Jutland Memorial at The Royal Hospital School
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 4 Dec 2016
The memorial bears the 101 names of past students of the Royal Hospital School who were casualties of the Battle of Jutland, May 31st - June 1st 1916. It also names the ships upon which they served. A total of 5,914 British casualties died in the Battle. Fourteen ships were lost. The German fleet lost 2,195 men and eleven ships.
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