Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon

With its central position on the Hoe overlooking Plymouth Sound in Devon, the Plymouth Naval Memorial is a well-known local landmark. The memorial commemorates more than 7,200 naval personnel of the First World War and nearly 16,000 of the Second World War who were lost or buried at sea. More than a quarter of the men commemorated at Plymouth were lost at The Battle of Jutland which began on 31 May 1916. This includes most of the crews of the battlecruiser HMS Indefatigable and the armoured cruiser HMS Defence.