Memorial: M4012

Wall tablet in Somersham, Cambridgeshire dedicated to Percival Kent d. 1914

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Somersham, Cambridgeshire, England

Transcript

'To the Glory of God / and in loving memory of / Fleet-Surgeon / PERCIVAL KENT NIX B.A. M.B. B.C. / Younger Son of / JOHN and CAROLINE NIX of Chatteris Isle of Ely / who after eighteen years service in the Royal Navy / was killed by the explosion in H.M.S. Bulwark / in Sheerness Harbour during the Great War / on 26th November 1914 / The main portion of this church / was refloored and reseated'

Details

Description: Carved cocked hat and sword above inscription tablet, a naval crest below.

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave, south wall
Vessel: HMS Bulwark

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Nix, Percival Kent
Age:
Date of Death: 26/11/1914
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fleet Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: A.J. Richardson 1989

JSON

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