Vessel Loss

Memorial: M3865

Wall plaque at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Shalford commemorating Lieutenant Douglas Courtenay Tudor RN d. 1914 in the Battle of Coronel

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Shalford, Surrey, England

Transcript

' IN / LOVING MEMORY OF /DOUGLAS COURTENAY TUDOR / LIEUTENANT ROYAL NAVY / BORN 9 JULY 1891, / WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION / ON BOARD H.M.S. 'GOOD HOPE' / OFF THE COAST OF CHILI / ON 1 NOV. 1914 / ELDEST SURVIVING SON / OF / ADMIRAL H.M.T. TUDOR / Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori’'

Details

Description: Naval crown in relief within rope twist border in arch above inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Good Hope

Event

Battle of Cape Coronel

Event Date

1914

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Tudor, Douglas Courtenay
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1/11/1914
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

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