Vessel Loss

Memorial: M4548

Plaque in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham commemorating Lieutenant Douglas Henry Prosser d. 1916 in the loss of HMS ‘Russell’

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham, London, England

Transcript

'IN . LOVING . MEMORY . OF . / DOUGLAS . HENRY . PROSSER . / LIEUTENANT . IN . THE . ROYAL . NAVY / ONLY . SON . OF . THE . VICAR . OF . THIS . PARISH . WHO . IN . THE . / SINKING . OF . H.M.S. RUSSELL . OFF . MALTA . GAVE . HIS . LIFE .
/ IN . THE . SERVICE . OF . HIS . COUNTRY . ON . 27 . APRIL . 1916 / AGED . 22 . YEARS . / IT . IS . WELL'

Details

Description: With RN Badge.
Type: Plaque
Position: West end of nave
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Russell

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Prosser, Douglas Henry
Age: 22
Date of Death: 27/4/1916
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: M.T. Morton

JSON

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