Memorial: M3367

Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Pembroke commemorating Lieutenant Richard Edward Lewis RN d. 1915 in the loss of HMS ‘Natal’

Location

St Mary's Church, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / RICHARD EDWARD LEWIS / TREWEEKS, LIEUT. R.N. / WHO WAS BORN IN THIS PARISH / APRIL 25 1883 / AND LOST HIS LIFE IN THE EXPLOSION IN H.M.S. NATAL / DECEMBER 30TH 1915. / A VERAY PARFIT GENTIL KNYGHT'

Details

Description: Naval cap badge carved above the inscription.
Type: Plaque
Position: South side of nave
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Natal

People

Treweeks, Richard Edward Lewis
Age: 32
Date of Death: 30/12/1915
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Natal' lost due to an internal ammunition explosion.
Bibliography: Harry Chesney 'An Unhappy Hogmanay', 'Family Tree Magazine' vol. 17, pp.67-8 (Jan 2001).
Recorder: David Saunders
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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