Vessel Loss

Memorial: M1418

Plaque at Holy Trinity Church, Bramley commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Henry Layard Street RN d. 1915 in the loss of HMS ‘Formidable’

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Bramley, Surrey, England

Transcript

'To the glory of God / and in loving memory of / Lieutenant Commander / Henry Layard Street, / Royal Navy / who lost his life when H.M.S. Formidable was sunk in the / channel by an enemy submarine on January 1st 1915 / Aged 33 years / he was the dearly loved husband of Constance Street / Eldest son of Henry William and Barbara Street / and grandson of Henry Street Esq., late of Birley in this Parish / Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down / his life for his friends'

Details

Type: Tablet
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Formidable

People

Street, Henry Layard
Age: 33
Date of Death: 1/1/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1993

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