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The subject wears a naval uniform and his cap band marked is ‘ADMIRABLE’. The bust sits on a pedestal, which bears a plaque showing him slumped at a wireless table.

Title

Memorial to Able Seaman Harris (d.1917)

Date

1917

Medium

bronze & limestone

Measurements

H 60 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 190 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

WV1_RA_S062

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

Bust

Owner

Wolverhampton City Council

Custodian

Wolverhampton City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

23rd June 1918

Listing date

31/03/92

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

at the foot of the front plaque: R. J. EMERSON. SCULPTOR. 1917.

Inscription description

on the left side of the pedestal: COURAGE / DUTY; on the right side of the pedestal: FAME / HONOUR; on the front plaque: DOUGLAS MORRIS / HARRIS, AB, RNVR / THE HEROIC WIRELESS / OPERATOR WHO CONTINUED / TO RECORD MESSAGES / IN THE LOG ON THE SHELL- / TORN DRIFTER 'FLOANDI' UNTIL / KILLED BY ENEMY GUNFIRE / ADRIATIC SEA MAY 15. 1917; on the rear plaque: A / DOUGLAS MORRIS HARRIS, AB / I MARINAI DEL R. I. ITALIANO / LIBIA / CON RICONOSCENZA E AMMIRAZIONE / XXVI MAGGIO MCMXIX

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