Memorial: M5689

Memorial in St Ives, Cornwall dedicated to William Nicholls d. 1917

Location

Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'In Loving Memory of / MY DEAR HUSBAND / SEAMAN WILLIAM B. NICHOLLS; R.N.R., / WHO DIED AT ST IVES, MAY 20TH 1913 / AGED 47 YEARS / HAVING BEEN IN THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE FOR / OVER 25 YEARS HE RESPONDED TO HIS COUNTY'S / CALL WHEN THE WAR DRUMS WERE SOUNDED. / HE WAS ON BOARD H.M.S 'HIGHFLYER' WHEN THE GERMAN AUXILLIARY CRUISER 'KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE' / WAS SUNK IN 1914. HE WAS ALSO IN THE JUTLAND / BATTLE BEING ONE OF THE CREW OF H.M.S. 'VALIANT' / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT HE / LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS / ALSO OF / NANCY PAYNTER/WHO DIED AUGUST 11TH 1936/AGED 85 YEARS / ALSO OF MY DEAR MOTHER / BESSIE C. NICHOLLS, / WHO DIED DECR. 15TH 1951, / AGED 78 YEARS.'

Details

Description: Marble headstone, lead lined letters, a crown and cross carved in relief above the inscription.

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble
Artists: T.H. Pascoe
Vessel: HMS Valiant

Event

Battle of Jutland

Event Date

1916

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Nicholls, William Berryman
Age: 47
Date of Death: 20/5/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: Listed as casualty by Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters