Memorial: M3697

Wall tablet in Ripon Cathedral commemorating Lieutenant Ingleby Stuart Jefferson RN d. 1917 in the loss of HM submarine ‘C34’

Location

Cathedral, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / INGLEBY STUART JEFFERSON / LIEUTENANT ROYAL NAVY, AGED 24 YEARS. / KILLED I N ACTION WHEN IN COMMAND OF / H.M. SUBMARINE C34 IN THE NORTH SEA, / JULY 21st. 1917 / ELDER SON OF/DR.WM.DIXON AND MARY STUART JEFFERSON, / OF NORTH HOUSE, RIPON, / GREAT-GRANDSON OF THE REV. WM. GRAY, CANON RESIDENTIARY / OF THIS CATHEDRAL (1829-1863), / AND OF ROBERT INGLEBY, LAWKLAND HALL,YORKSHIRE. / He gave his life to serve his God, his King, and his Country, / in defence of truth, liberty, and justice'

Details

Description: Inscription panel with an egg and dart boarder on three sides. In the top left hand corner an applied bronze anchor and crown badge encircled by a laurel wreath. A bronze naval sword in a scabbard with a belt is laid across the base of the memorial.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall of nave
Materials: Marble, bronze
Vessel: C34

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Jefferson, Ingleby Stuart
Age: 24
Date of Death: 21/7/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Submarine 'C34' sunk by 'U-52' off Fair Isle whilst on the surface.
Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1982

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters