Plaque in St Mary’s church, Broughton, Lincolnshire commemorating Lieutenant George Wilfred Holt RNVR d. 1943
Location
St Mary's church, Broughton, Lincolnshire, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / GEORGE WILFRED HOLT, LIEUTENANT D.S.C., RNVR. / BORN 25TH JULY 1912 AT STURTON BY SCAWBY. / HE TOOK PART IN THE DIEPPE RAID, WAS IN CHARGE OF / 503RD. L.C.A. FLOTILLA, SICILY, WHERE HE WAS / WOUNDED. HE DIED 9TH SEPT 1943 AT 64TH / GENERAL HOSPITAL M.E.F. AND IS BURIED AT / HADRA, ALEXANDRIA. / HE WEARS IMMORTAL HONOUR, AND IS PROUD WITH THOSE / WHO FOUGHT FOR ENGLAND, AND PASSED CONTENT'
Details
Description: Cap badge carved above inscription, family crest below. Marble tablet on wooden mount.
Type: Plaque
Position: North wall of aisle
Materials: Marble, wood
Type: Plaque
Position: North wall of aisle
Materials: Marble, wood
Event Category
1939-1945 Second World War
People
Holt, George Wilfred
Age: 31
Date of Death: 9/9/1943
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Age: 31
Date of Death: 9/9/1943
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Extra
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970