Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1141

Memorial window at Worcester Cathedral commemorating Lieutenant Henry Whitcliffe Davies RNVR d. 1942 in the loss of HMS ‘Electra’

Location

Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Transcript

'IN . MEMORY . / LIEUTENANT R.N.V.R. / Drowned at the sinking of / H.M.S. Electra / In . the . Battle . of . Java . Sea / 27th . February . 1942'

Details

Type: Window
Position: Cloisters
Materials: Glass
Vessel: HMS Electra

Event

Battle of the Java Sea

Event Date

1942

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Davies, Henry Whitcliffe
Age: 19
Date of Death: 27/2/1942
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Naval Voluntary Reserve

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 2018
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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