Clock at St John’s Church, Goole commemorating George William Proudfoot d. 1926 and Sub-Lieutenant Harry Proudfoot RNR d. 1940 in the loss of HMS ‘Princess Victoria’
Location
St John's church, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'The Belfry Clock was installed in 1964 in memory of George William Proudfoot Master Mariner / Died 10 March 1926 aged 46 years. Also Sub-Lieut. Harry Proudfoot RNR for many years a chorister in this church, who died on Active Service, when HMS Princess Victoria was lost 10 May 1940'
Details
Type: Tablet
Position: South wall of nave
Vessel: HMS Princess Victoria
Position: South wall of nave
Vessel: HMS Princess Victoria
Event Category
1939-1945 Second World War
People
Proudfoot, George William
Age: 46
Date of Death: 10/3/1926
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:
Proudfoot, Harry
Age:
Date of Death: 10/5/1940
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve
Age: 46
Date of Death: 10/3/1926
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:
Proudfoot, Harry
Age:
Date of Death: 10/5/1940
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve
Extra
Notes: HMS 'Princess Victoria' a minelayer which was sunk by a mine in the North Sea.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970