Wall tablet at Church of St Mary’s Church, Swinbrook commemorating Lieutenant Walter Augustus Phillimore and the crew of HM submarine ‘P514’ lost 1942
Location
St Mary's Church, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England
Transcript
'To the honoured memory of the officers and ship's company of HM Submarine P514 which was run down and sunk at 3am in a thick fog by an unwarned convoy off the coast of Newfoundland 21 June 1942 and especially of her commanding officer Lieut Walter Augustus Phillimore Royal Navy dearly beloved son of Charles Augustus and Alice Phillimore of the old farm in this parish in his 27th year. We thank God for his happy life and the happiness he gave. Quam delectis. The deck it was their field of fame, and ocean was their grave'
Details
Description: Carved with a gilded naval crown.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Naval wall
Vessel: P514
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Naval wall
Vessel: P514
People
Phillimore, Walter Augustus
Age: 26
Date of Death: 21/6/1942
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 26
Date of Death: 21/6/1942
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972