Wall tablet at St Mary’s Church, Broadwater, West Sussex commemorating the officers and men of HMS ‘Broadwater’ lost in 1941
Location
St Mary's Church, Broadwater, West Sussex, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / THE FOUR OFFICERS AND FORTY MEN OF / H.M.S. BROADWATER / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN SHE WAS / TORPEDOED AND SUNK / IN THE WESTERN APPROACHES/ON 18TH OCTOBER 1941 / LIEUTENANT JOHN STANLEY PARKER. RNVR / OF BOSTON, MASS, USA. / ONE OF THE OFFICERS, WAS ALSO / ONE OF THE FIRST / OF HIS COUNTRYMEN / TO BECOME A SEA OFFICER / IN THE ROYAL NAVY'
Details
Description: Circular white marble tablet on black slate. A naval crown above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: West wall of chancel
Materials: Marble, slate
Date Erected: 1998
Artists: Stuart Earl
Vessel: HMS Broadwater
Type: Wall tablet
Position: West wall of chancel
Materials: Marble, slate
Date Erected: 1998
Artists: Stuart Earl
Vessel: HMS Broadwater
Event Category
1939-1945 Second World War
People
Parker, John Stanley
Age:
Date of Death: 18/10/1941
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Age:
Date of Death: 18/10/1941
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Extra
Recorder: Ronald Edward White 2003
Photographer: Ronald Edward White 2003
Photographer: Ronald Edward White 2003