Plaque in Salisbury Cathedral commemorating Lieutenant Alan Smith RN d. 1901
Location
Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Transcript
'To the Glory of God and in loving memory of / Alan Wyldbore Bosworth Smith, / Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, / second son of Reginald Bosworth and Flora Smith, of Bingham Melcombe, Dorset; / born at Harrow-on-the-Hill on April 13th 1870 / who on September 18th, 1901, / while H.M.S. Cobra, of which he was in command, / was breaking up in a storm, remained standing on the bridge / with arms folded to the last, and went down with his vessel / "I will fear no evil", "Mine will I bring you again from the depths of the sea".'
Details
Description: Above the inscription a cartouche within a rope twist border, showing an anchor on waves, a king's crown above.
Type: Plaque
Position: South transept
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Cobra
Type: Plaque
Position: South transept
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Cobra
People
Bosworth-Smith, Alan Wyldbore
Age: 31
Date of Death: 18/9/1901
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 31
Date of Death: 18/9/1901
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Destroyer, broke in two off Outer Dowsing Shoal in heavy weather while on trials.
Bibliography: P. Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 212 (Greenwich, 1972); David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p.107.
Bibliography: P. Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 212 (Greenwich, 1972); David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p.107.