Memorial: M5702

Wall tablet in True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum, Kings Lynn, Norfolk commemorating members of King’s Lynn and North End Royal Naval Reserve who died on 22nd September 1914

Location

True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Dedicated to the memory of the gallant / King's Lynn and Northend men of the / Royal Naval Reserve whose lives were taken / 22nd September 1914. / HMS Hogue / Phillip Barnard / Walter Waudby / HMS Aboukir / John William Fysh / Frederick Bowman / Thomas Allen / John Farr / George Rodgers / Charles Scott / HMS Cressy / John Nathaniel Rose / Henry Horsley / George Bunn / Also remembering the 1,459 officers and men who / died in this action in the service of the Country

Details

Description: Black marble wall tablet with central bronze medallion. Gold anchors on either side. Dedication and names in gold.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Black marble
Artists: Colin Fysh; Paul Rose
Vessel: HMS ‘Hogue'; HMS ‘Aboukir'; HMS ‘Cressy'

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

Extra

Notes: Three old and poorly defended armoured cruisers nicknamed the 'live bait squadron' sunk by 'U9' while patrolling off the Dutch coast. The 1, 459 men lost - many of them cadets or reservists, were known as Winston's war babies.

JSON

{
  "post_id": "4968",
  "id": "M5702",
  "location": "True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Dedicated to the memory of the gallant / King's Lynn and Northend men of the / Royal Naval Reserve whose lives were taken / 22nd September 1914. / HMS Hogue / Phillip Barnard / Walter Waudby / HMS Aboukir / John William Fysh / Frederick Bowman / Thomas Allen / John Farr / George Rodgers / Charles Scott / HMS Cressy / John Nathaniel Rose / Henry Horsley / George Bunn / Also remembering the 1,459 officers and men who / died in this action in the service of the Country<br />",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in  True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum, Kings Lynn, Norfolk commemorating members of King’s Lynn and North End Royal Naval Reserve who died on 22nd September 1914</p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30723\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_5863-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_5863-300x204.jpg 300w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_5863-768x522.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_5863-1024x696.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" /></p>",
  "images": ["/uploads/2019/03/IMG_5863-300x204.jpg","/uploads/2019/03/IMG_5863-768x522.jpg","/uploads/2019/03/IMG_5863-1024x696.jpg"],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Black marble wall tablet with central bronze medallion.  Gold anchors on either side.  Dedication and names in gold.",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "Black marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "Colin Fysh; Paul Rose",
    "vessel": "HMS ‘Hogue'; HMS ‘Aboukir'; HMS ‘Cressy'"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": "1914-1918 First World War"  },
  "people": "",
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Three old and poorly defended armoured cruisers nicknamed the 'live bait squadron' sunk by 'U9' while patrolling off the Dutch coast. The 1, 459 men lost - many of them cadets or reservists, were known as Winston's war babies.<br />",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters