Memorial: M4298

Plaque in St Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire commemorating Rupert Ingles-Chamberlayne d. 1914

Location

St Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

RUPERT HENRY INGLES-CHAMBERLAYNE R.N. / MIDSHIPMAN H.M.S. HAWKE. / HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN THE NORTH SEA / OCTOBER 15 1914 AGED 17 YEARS / “THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD” / “NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING”

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: South wall of nave
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Hawke

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Ingles-Chamberlayne, Rupert Henry
Age: 17
Date of Death: 15/10/1914
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The 'Hawke' was on patrol off Aberdeen on the 15 October when it was sunk by a torpedo fired for the German submarine 'U-9'. The torpedo struck 'Hawke' and she quickly capsized. She was lost alongside 524 officers and men.
Recorder: David Saunders 1983

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters