Calvary in Beaulieu, Hampshire dedicated to Sub-Lieutenant Philip Armstrong RN d. 1918
Location
Abbey Church, Beaulieu, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ PHILIP FURLONG ARMSTRONG / OF OXLEYS BEAULIEU / SUB LIEUTENANT ROYAL NAVY / BORN APRIL 1897 HE SERVED IN HM SHIPS CORNWALL, WARSPITE / ...AND HM SUBMARINES DURING THE GREAT WAR / HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS KING AND COUNTRY JANUARY 1918. ALSO IN MEMORY OF THE BROTHER OFFICERS AND / SHIPMATES OF SUB LIEUTENANT P F ARMSTRONG RN IN SUBMARINE C8 / LOST WITH ALL HANDS WHILST OPERATING IN ENEMY WATERS JANUARY 1918'
Details
Description: Figure of Christ on the cross with a figure of a man and woman (the Virgin Mary and St John) on either side.
Type: Calvary
Position: South side of churchyard
Materials: Wooden figures and cross on stone base
Vessel: C8
Type: Calvary
Position: South side of churchyard
Materials: Wooden figures and cross on stone base
Vessel: C8
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Armstrong, Philip Furlong
Age:
Date of Death: 1/1918
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 1/1918
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Phillip only son of Lady Armstrong who gave the calvary which was dedicated on 11 Nov 1919. It also serves as a general Beaulieu war memorial, the names of other local casualties are listed round the base of the monument. Names of 1939-45 fallen added in 1964.
Bibliography: Kenneth Jarvis, vicar 'Illustrated Guide to Beaulieu Abbey Church'; Capt H.E.R. Widnell Churchwarden 1959-73 'The Beaulieu Record' (Pioneer Publications Ltd, 1973).
Bibliography: Kenneth Jarvis, vicar 'Illustrated Guide to Beaulieu Abbey Church'; Capt H.E.R. Widnell Churchwarden 1959-73 'The Beaulieu Record' (Pioneer Publications Ltd, 1973).