Memorial: M3029

Wall tablet in Longthorpe, Cambridgeshire, dedicated to both Thomas Kynaston Gaskell and Lt. Commander Gerald Gaskell RN d. d. 1915 and d. 1914

Location

St Botolph's Church, Longthorpe, Cambridgeshire, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / REV: THOMAS KYNASTON GASKELL M.A. / FORMERLY VICAR OF THIS PARISH / WHO DIED AT COBHAM, SURREY / ON SEPT. 13th 1915 + AGE 75 / "HEAVINESS MAY ENDURE FOR A NIGHT, / BUT JOY COMETH IN THE MORNING"' [Psalm 30 V.5.] 'ALSO OF HIS SON LIEUT COMMANDER / GERALD BRUCE GASKELL, R.N. / WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY / ON NOV. 1ST 1914, AT THE SINKING OF / H.M.S.GOOD HOPE, AT THE BATTLE OFF / CORONEL IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AGE 32 "JESUS ENTERED INTO THE SHIP"' [John 6. v 21]

Details

Description: The inscription has a border of leaves and berries.

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel south wall
Materials: Brass
Artists: J. Wipple & Co Ltd
Vessel: HMS Good Hope

Event

Battle of Cape Coronel

Event Date

1914

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Gaskell, Gerald Bruce
Age: 32
Date of Death: 1/1/1914
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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