Vessel Loss

Memorial: M3726

Plaque in St Leonard’s Church, Rodney Stoke, Somerset commemorating Ernest Jonathan Pearce d. 1940 in the loss of HMS ‘Glorious’

Location

St Leonard's Church, Rodney Stoke, Somerset, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of / ERNEST JONATHAN PEARCE / of H.M.S. Glorious, sunk by / the Germans, June 9th 1940 / OUR FIRST WAR LOSS'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Nave south wall
Materials: Oak
Vessel: HMS Glorious

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Pearce, Ernest Jonathan
Age: 24
Date of Death: 8/6/1940
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker First Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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

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