Memorial: M2142

Memorial in Exeter Cathedral, Devon commemorating Admiral Henry Pridham-Wippell, RN d. 1952

Location

Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Admiral Sir Henry Daniel / Pridham-Wippell KCB CVO / 1885-1952 / De Patria bene meritus'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South wall of nave
Materials: Slate
Vessel: HMS Campbell; HMS Enterprise; 6th Destroyer Flotilla

Event

World War I; World War II; Gallipoli

People

Pridham-Wippell, Henry Daniel
Age: 66
Date of Death: 1952
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: After WWII, Pridham-Wippell was appointed as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth until 1948.

Recorder: David Saunders; Alex Chatwin

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