Memorial: M1391

Plaque in Boscastle, Cornwall dedicated to Gerald Alford d. 1940

Location

St Meteriana, Boscastle, Cornwall, England

Details

Type: Plaque
Vessel: HMS Glorious

People

Alford, Gerald Roose
Age: 17
Date of Death: 8/6/1940
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 25.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters