Plaque

Mountbatten Copse

Erection date: 19/11/1981

Inscription

The Mountbatten Copse
These flowering trees, planted 19 November 1981 by HRH The Prince of Wales KG, Commodore Royal Thames Yacht Club, commemorate Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Commodore 1946 - 1970, Admiral 1970 to 1979.

This memorial was planted just over two years after the violent death of Mountbatten.

Site: Mountbatten Copse (1 memorial)

SW1, South Carriage Drive

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Mountbatten Copse

Subjects commemorated i

Lord Louis Mountbatten

Admiral of the Fleet. 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Grandson of Queen Victor...

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Mountbatten Copse

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Royal Thames Yacht Club

Oldest royal yacht club in the UK (which raises the question of how many are ...

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King Charles III

One-time patron of the Goon Show Preservation Society. On the death of his m...

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