Memorial: M4375

Memorial plaque at St Peter’s Church, Thurston, Suffolk commemorating Sub-Lieutenant Geoffrey Astley, RN, d. 1940

Location

St Peter's Church, Thurston, Suffolk, England

Details

Type: Brass plaque
Position: Pillar in nave
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Wren

People

Astley, Geoffrey Desmond
Age: 21
Date of Death: 27/7/1940
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: WM. Donnan. July 1972

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M4375

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters