Memorial: M1673

Wall tablet in St Nicholas’s Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, dedicated to Lieutenant Commander Victor Bowden-Smith RN d. 1918

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'IN PIAM MEMORIAM / LIEUT. COMMANDER / VICTOR JAMES BOWDEN-SMITH R.N. / H.M.S. LUCIA 10 SUBMARINE FLOTILLA, / who was killed in the Great War by an accidental / explosion, whilst engaged in the act of recovering / a German torpedo, which was adrift in the / North Sea near Runswick, August 22nd 1918. / Aged 31. / Mors Janua Vitae'

Details

Description: Carved wreath of leaves bound with ribbon. Top centre knot of ribbon with anchor superimposed. Latin cross below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North aisle east wall
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Lucia

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Bowden-Smith, Victor James
Age: 31
Date of Death: 22/8/1918
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1984

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters