Guernsey Association of Royal Navy, Royal Marines & Merchant Navy

St Peter Port

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Annual commemorations held since 1947, marking the 1943 sinking of HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne with loss of over 500 lives; 21 bodies washed ashore in Guernsey and were buried at Le Foulon Cemetery with full military honours despite Occupation-era ban on attendance (inferred from the source page)

Guernsey Association of Royal Navy, Royal Marines & Merchant Navy is an ex-service persons charity for Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Merchant Navy personnel in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It primarily organises the annual HMS Charybdis and Limbourne memorial weekend and provides a Standard Bearer. —

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Maritime heritage

Maritime history and heritage, interpreted for visitors.

From their website

Heritage society chair (inferred from the source page) · maintenance of Prosperity Memorial and grave at Le Foulon Cemetery (inferred from the source page)

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Charity (inferred from the source page)

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HMS Charybdis and Limbourne annual memorial weekend (inferred from the source page)
Standard Bearer and Escorts at ceremonial events (inferred from the source page)
welfare support for ex-naval personnel (inferred from the source page)
Royal Navy ship visit coordination

Contact

Phone: +44 7781 409437
Email: garnrmmn@suremail.gg
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Address: St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1AA

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