Memorial: M5995

Memorial wall plaque at All Saints’ Church, Bodham, Norfolk, commemorating Willam Gillhespy, RN, d. 1972

Location

All Saints’ Church, Bodham, Norfolk, England

Transcript

‘Of your charity remember before God / WILLIAM EDWARD GILLHESPY Royal Navy, / who died in 1972 aged 67, / and his wife / DORA OLIVE / who died in 1977 at the age of 82 years, / whose generous bequest enabled the nave / and tower to be restored in 1978.'

Details

Description: Slate tablet with gold lettering
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall
Materials: Slate

People

Gillhespy, William Edward
Age: 67
Date of Death: 1972
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: Pippa Lacey

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