Listed Building: HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN MEMORIAL (1387250)

Monument. c1903. By White Bros. of Landport. Granite. 4 sided obelisk on base set on sandstone slab. Erected by the Officers and men "In memory of those killed in a gun accident on board H.M.S. Sovereign off Platea, November 9th 1901, whilst discharging their duty"... also to the memory of those who died during The Commission". Inscriptions list those who were killed and those who died during the commission 1899-1902. (Berridge DW: Monuments and Memorials in the City of Portsmouth: 1984-: 20). This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 20 July 2017. Selected Sources Books and journals Berridge, D W , Monuments and Memorials in the City of Portsmouth, (1984), 20 Websites War Memorials Online, accessed 20 July 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/102635 War Memorials Register, accessed 20 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/21437