HMS Doris Memorial Gun
War memorial · Second Boer War · City of Plymouth, Devon
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City of Plymouth, DevonInscription
READY AYE READY. THIS GUN CAPTURED FROM THE BOERS DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902 HAS BEEN ERECTED HERE BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.S. DORIS IN MEMORY OF THEIR SHIPMATES WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THAT CAMPAIGN.
The names (14)
Every name, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.
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Major J.H. Plumbe
J.H. PLUMBE MAJOR R.M.L.I.
R.M.L.I.
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Left tablet, line 1, "J.H. PLUMBE MAJOR R.M.L.I."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57237/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Midshipman C.A.E. Huddart
C.A.E. HUDDART MIDSHIPMAN R.N.
R.N.
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HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Left tablet, line 2, "C.A.E. HUDDART MIDSHIPMAN R.N."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57238/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Midshipman Struan Robertson
STRUAN ROBERTSON MIDSHIPMAN R.N.
R.N.
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Left tablet, line 3, "STRUAN ROBERTSON MIDSHIPMAN R.N."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57239/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Midshipman James Menzies
JAMES MENZIES MIDSHIPMAN R.N.
R.N.
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Left tablet, line 4, "JAMES MENZIES MIDSHIPMAN R.N."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57240/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Midshipman Lionel Lloyd
LIONEL LLOYD MIDSHIPMAN R.N.
R.N.
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Left tablet, line 5, "LIONEL LLOYD MIDSHIPMAN R.N."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57241/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Private John Boyle
JOHN BOYLE PRIVATE R.M.L.I.
R.M.L.I.
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Left tablet, line 6, "JOHN BOYLE PRIVATE R.M.L.I."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57242/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Private Francis Doran
FRANCIS DORAN PRIVATE R.M.L.I.
R.M.L.I.
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Left tablet, line 7, "FRANCIS DORAN PRIVATE R.M.L.I."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57243/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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A.B. Francis Coleman
FRANCIS COLEMAN A.B.
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Right tablet, line 8, "FRANCIS COLEMAN A.B."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57244/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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A.B. Matthew Wise
MATTHEW WISE A.B.
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Right tablet, line 9, "MATTHEW WISE A.B."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57245/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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A.B. Albert G. Edwards
ALBERT G. EDWARDS A.B.
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Right tablet, line 10, "ALBERT G. EDWARDS A.B."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57246/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Ord. John E. Hook
JOHN E. HOOK ORD.
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Right tablet, line 11, "JOHN E. HOOK ORD."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57247/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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Stoker William Lockett
WILLIAM LOCKETT STOKER
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Right tablet, line 12, "WILLIAM LOCKETT STOKER"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57248/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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2nd S.B.S. W.J. Phillips
W.J. PHILLIPS 2ND S.B.S.
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Right tablet, line 13, "W.J. PHILLIPS 2ND S.B.S."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57249/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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2nd. Doms. Lewis Wells
LEWIS WELLS 2ND. DOMS.
Cite this name
HMS Doris Memorial Gun (City of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Right tablet, line 14, "LEWIS WELLS 2ND. DOMS."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/57250/ : accessed 11 November 2026).
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About this memorial
- In memory of
- HMS Doris
Records of it elsewhere
Nearby
Other memorials within 500 metres.
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© Tony AtkinCC BY-SA 2.0
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City of Plymouth · names not yet transcribed · 170 m away
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© Christian MayneAll Rights Reserved
Blue plaque to Dr Richard Dunning
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