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HMS Leigh

Photograph at the HMS Leigh blue plaque

During World War 2 Southend Pier and the nearby Royal Terrace were commissioned as a naval shore base called HMS Leigh. This plaque is in commemoration of all the men and women, both military and civilian, who served aboard her in defence of our nation from 1939 to 1945.

Inscription drawn from imported open data, awaiting original TributeLegacy editorial.

Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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  • Open Plaques, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). See openplaques.org.
  • Wikidata, available under the CC0 1.0 Universal dedication.
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
  • Historic England, National Heritage List for England, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. War memorial records are drawn from open community datasets (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NHLE) — never from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which is excluded.

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