Memorial: M2158

Plaque in St Agnes’s Church, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly commemorating Leslie Legg RN d. 1944 on the loss of MTB ‘671’

Location

St Agnes's Church, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of / A?B? LESLIE LEGG / P?JX 428612 H.M.M. T.B. 671 / POSTED MISSING PRESUMED KILLED / in ACTION with GERMAN E. BOATS / om the ENGLISH CHANNEL near the / COAST of FRANCE in 24th APRIL 1944 / AGED 19 YEARS'

Details

Description: Brass plaque, a naval crown engraved above the inscription which is infilled in red and blue.
Type: Plaque
Position: Interior
Materials: Brass
Vessel: MTB 671

People

Legg, Leslie
Age: 19
Date of Death: 24/4/1944
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Professor Norman Hammond & Dr J. L. Wilson 2019
Photographer: Professor Norman Hammond 2019

JSON

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