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Memorial: M4980

Memorial brass plaque at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating the crew of HMS ‘Amphion’ which sunk on 5th August 1914

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘In Memory of / the Men of HMS Amphion / the first Battleship that sunk in the War / on August 5th 1914 / Several of her Crew .... / going out to .... '

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: West end
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Amphion

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Amphion' scout cruiser sunk by mine in North Sea 5/8/1914.

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972
Photographer: Temporary image

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