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Memorial
ID No.: |
1241 |
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Memorial Title: |
UDR / RIR Memorial (St Mark's Church) |
Commemorating: |
Local UDR and RIR soldiers killed "in the service of their country".
Information about person(s) commemorated |
Date of Incident: |
March |
Description: |
Medium-sized obelisk on low plinth. |
Inscription(s): |
Inscriptions on each face of the obelisk and on the plinth. |
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Location
Address: |
St Mark's Church Grounds, Market Street Central, Portadown,
County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
BT62 ??? |
Location Guide: |
Just inside the grounds of St Mark's Church. The church is next to the main War Memorial on a traffic island. |
Map
Grid Ref: |
IJ010537 |
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Co-ordinates: |
X: 300981, Y: 353741 |
Previous Location: |
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Nature: |
British Security, British Army, UDR, RIR |
Physical Type: |
Other, Obelisk |
Physical Materials: |
Stone Granite, |
Setting: |
Building Grounds, Church Grounds |
Access: |
Private Restricted (gate to church grounds unlocked at time of visit) |
Post Unveiling: |
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Commissioned
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Date
Unveiled: |
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First Viewed: |
08 March 2009 |
Last Viewed: |
08 March 2009 |
Photographs: |
8 |
Comments: |
Although this memorial does not name specific persons, it has been assumed that it commemorates the same group of UDR / RIR soldiers named on the memorial close by. |
Compiler: |
Martin Melaugh |
