Memorial: M1036

Memorial window at Fountains Abbey House, North Yorkshire commemorating Elizabeth Vyner WRNS d. 1942 and Sub-Lieutenant Charles de Grey Vyner d. 1945

Location

Fountains Abbey House, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'ELIZABETH VYNER W.R.N.S. / DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE JUNE 3RD 1942 / AGED 18 YEARS. ALSO HER BROTHER / CHARLES DE GREY VYNER / SUB LIEUT (A) R.N.V.R / REPORTED MISSING FROM AIR OPERATIONS / OFF RANGOON MAY 2ND 1945 AGED 19 YEARS' 'WHEN YOU GO HOME / TELL THEM OF US AND SAY / FOR YOUR TOMORROW / WE GAVE OUR TODAY' [on window]

Details

Description: Two uniformed figures flanking a window, an inscription tablet below.
Type: Memorial
Vessel: HMS Beehive

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Vyner, Elizabeth
Age: 18
Date of Death: 3/6/1942
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: WRNS
Vyner, Charles de Grey
Age: 19
Date of Death: 2/5/1945
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Extra

Recorder: Patricia Barber

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters