Memorial: M5792

Brass plaque in St Cuthbert’s Church, Ormesby commemorating John Duncan Stubbs RN d. 1914 in the loss of HMS ‘Aboukir’

Location

St Cuthbert's Church, Ormesby, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / MIDSHIPMAN JOHN DUNCAN STUBBS R.N. / H.M.S. ABOUKIR / WHO DIED FOR HIS KING AND COUNTRY / SEPTEMBER 22ND 1914 AGED 15 YEARS / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED IN AFFECTION / AND ADMIRATION BY HIS FRIENDS'

Details

Description: Inscription within a rope twist border. Ship portrait in relief above, RN cap badge below.
Type: Plaque
Position: Nave
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS 'Aboukir'

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Stubbs, John Duncan
Age: 15
Date of Death: 22/9/1914
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Aboukir', 'Hogue' and 'Cressy (cruiser force C) sunk by submarine 'U9' in North Sea 22 September 1914.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 2008

JSON

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