Memorial On 23 June 2015 – marking the 84th anniversary of the major explosion of 1931 – a memorial stone was unveiled and dedicated by Rod Hughes, Jill Charman and Geoff Charman of the Holton Heath Memorial Group. The dedication service was taken by the Revd. Jean de Garis of Lytchett Minster and was attended by relatives of the deceased and ex-employees. The stone was unveiled by Jill Charman, whose grandfather Robert Rubie Taylor was one of the 10 men killed in the 1931 disaster. Hughes said: "The Royal Navy Cordite Factory was not simply a place, or merely a factory of stone and wood, but a community. Close knit by common goals and purpose. Embodied in this stone is the story of that community." References Notes Bibliography Bowditch, M.R. and Hayward, L (1996). A Pictorial Record of the Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Holton Heath. Wareham: Finial Publishing. Hale, John, (2012). Cordite! The Story of the Royal Naval Cordite Factory. Available on DVD and on Amazon Prime. Presented by former employees John England and Dr Bob Dukes. Pomeroy, Colin A., (1995). Military Dorset Today: Second World War scenes and settings that can still be seen 50 years on. Peterborough: Silver Link Publishing Ltd. Sutton, Michael, (2002). Moulder of molecules: maker of a Nation, Chemistry in Britain, 38, pp 34 – 36. (December 2002). External links Royal Naval Cordite Factory - Official Website Holton Heath Military history of Dorset Royal Ordnance Factories in England