The Royal Naval Association is honoured to have attended the re-dedication of the Southsea Memorial in Portsmouth today (4th October), marking 100 years since it was first dedicated to the British and Commonwealth sailors who lost their lives in the First World War.

The Memorial was re-dedicated to those same men, and also to all the other men and women who lost their lives in WW2 and more recent conflicts. The Royal Navy Guard of Honour has marched through Southsea as part of the re-dedication service.

The procession was led by serving members of the Royal Navy, who were joined by veterans, including Royal Naval Association Standard Bearers and other RNA veterans.

Captain Lee McLocklan said: “The prominence of today is to celebrate 100 years of the actual erecting of the memorial. “In 1914, it was resurrected as part of the First World War for the Sailors and Merchant Sailors that were unable to return home to their families. “In turn, 100 years on, we rededicate this memorial to all those from the First World War and Second World War and other conflicts and beyond.”

A torch was lit for all the Sailors who did not come home.