Memorial: M1762

Tablet in St Michael and all Angels Church, Castlemartin commemorating Thomas Richard Morris RN d. 1943 in the loss of HMS ‘Charybdis’

Location

St Michael and all Angels Church, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory of / Stoker P/O. Thomas Richard Morris / Royal Navy / Aged 27 years Coxey, Castlemartin / who gave his life whilst serving on board H.M.S. Charybdis / 23 October 1943. / Erected by Parishioners and Friends'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South side nave
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Charybdis

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Morris, Thomas Richard
Age: 27
Date of Death: 23/10/1943
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker Petty Officer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Charybdis' sunk when trying to intercept blockade runner 'Munsterland' between Cherbourg and Brest, the destroyer 'Limbourg' was also sunk during this operation.
Recorder: David Saunders 1983

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