Memorial: M545

Memorial at Chester Cathedral to Vice-Admiral Wion de Malpas Egerton d. 1943

Location

Cathedral, Chester, Cheshire, England

Transcript

'IN PROUD MEMORY OF VICE-ADMIRAL / WION DE MALPAS EGERTON / DSO RN [RETIRED] / WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY / IN THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC / WHILE SERVING AS COMMODORE OF CONVOYS. / BORN 16TH APRIL 1879. DIED 1 JAN 1943.'

Details

Description: Carved with coloured Commodore's broad pennants and the RN cap badge. Above the latter, Egerton's shield of arms - on a field argent, a lion rampant gules between three phaeons azure.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South transept
Materials: Marble

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Egerton, Wion de Malpas
Age:
Date of Death: 1/1/1943
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Rina Prentice 1984

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