Memorial: M4212

Wall tablet in St Peter’s Church, St Peter, Jersey commemorating Lieutenant John Thomas Le Seelleur RN d. 1916 in the Battle of Jutland and Sub-Lieutenant G.J. Le Seelleur d. 1917

Location

St Peter's Church, St Peter, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / LIEUT J.T. LE SEELLEUR, R.M., H.M.S. INVINCIBLE, / KILLED IN ACTION IN NAVAL BATTLE OFF JUTLAND,/MAY 31ST 1916, IN HIS 28TH YEAR. / AND OF / SUB LIEUT. G.J. LE SEELLEUR, R.N.D., / KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE,. AUGUST 11TH 1917, IN HIS 23RD YEAR. / BELOVED SONS OF CAPT. J.M. LE SEELLEUR, / HAUTE PLACE, ST PETER'S, JERSEY. / "THOU WILT KEEP HIM IN PERFECT PEACE WHOSE MIND IS STAYED/ON THEE BECAUSE HE TRUSTETH IN THEE." / DEEPLY MOURNED BY THEIR SORROWING FATHER, / MOTHER, BROTHER AND SISTER'

Details

Description: Foul anchor carved above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: White marble
Vessel: HMS Invincible

Event

Battle of Jutland

Event Date

1916

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Le Seelleur, John Thomas
Age: 27
Date of Death: 31/5/1916
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Le Seeleur, G. J.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 11/8/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Naval Division

Extra

Recorder: La Société Jersiaise

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters