Memorial: M1332

Plaque in Beverley Minster commemorating Lieutenant Mark Norman Rennie RNR d. 1917 in the loss of Q-ship HMS ‘Vala’

Location

Beverley Minster, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Lieutenant Mark Norman Rennie R.N.R. / WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN THE / BAY OF BISCAY / ON 21ST AUGUST 1917, / WHILST ON SPECIAL SERVICE / IN COMMAND OF H.M.S.'VALA' / AGED 29 YEARS / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS / LOVING WIFE AND CHILD. / DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI'

Details

Description: Plaque engraved with with RNR cap badge.
Type: Plaque
Position: South transept,west wall
Materials: Brass
Artists: J Newleve
Vessel: HMS Vala

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Rennie, Mark Norman
Age: 29
Date of Death: 21/8/1917
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Vala', Hired as Decoy vessel (Q8) 8/1915. Sunk 21/8/17 by 'UB54' in the Atlantic.
Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1981; B. Tomlinson

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters