Royal Naval Cemetery

As the name suggests, the graveyard holds deceased servicemen and officers of Portland's Royal Navy which was stationed at the island until 1995.

With the establishment of a naval base at Portland Harbour, and the Verne Citadel fortification, a number of fatalities began to occur.

[5] The cemetery remains well looked after to date and features a small amount of newer burials of recently deceased servicemen.

Although mortally wounded, Mantle manned the starboard 20mm pom-pom gun until he died which earned himself a posthumous Victoria Cross for his actions.

The event occurred in Portland's harbour with the loss of 13 lives after a faulty torpedo sank the submarine.