Memorial: M1309

Wall tablet at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Belton, Lincolnshire commemorating Sub-Lieutenant Arthur John Purey-Cust RN d. 1917 in the loss of HMS ‘Strongbow’

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Belton, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'TO . THE . GLORY . OF . GOD . AND . IN . UNDYING / MEMORY . OF . ARTHUR . JOHN . PUREY-CUST . / SUB . LIEUTENANT . ROYAL . NAVY . AND . OF . HIS . GALLANT .COMRADES . OF . H.M.S. STRONGBOW . KILLED . IN . / ACTION . ON . 17 . OCTOBER . 1917 . IN . DEFENCE . OF . A . / CONVOY . IN . THE . NORTH . SEA . FIGHTING . AGAINST . OVERWHELMING . ODDS . UNTIL . THEIR VESSEL . SANK . / WITH . COLOURS . FLYING .', 'ONLY . BE . THOU . STRONG . / AND . VERY . COURAGEOUS'

Details

Description: Carved with a shield of arms and crest.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North side of nave
Materials: Bronze, pewter
Artists: John Williams

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Purey-Cust, Arthur John
Age:
Date of Death: 17/10/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: M. T. Morton

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters