Memorial: M6345

Memorial at St George’s Church, Beckington, Somerset to Robert Emery Porch d. 1922 in the loss of Submarine ‘H 42’

Location

St George's Church, Beckington, Somerset, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF MY HUSBAND / ROBERT EMERY PORCH. / (SUBMARINE COXSWAIN) WHO PERISHED AT SEA / MARCH 23RD 1922 / IN H.M. SUBMARINE H.42. / AGED 28 YEARS.', 'Only Good-Night Beloved', / 'ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING WIFE'

Details

Description: Inscribed with illustration of an H class submarine.
Type: Plaque
Position: South aisle
Materials: Brass
Vessel: H42

People

Porch, Robert Emery
Age: 28
Date of Death: 23/3/1922
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Submarine Coxswain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: H42 was sunk by accident during exercises off Gibraltar when she surfaced under the bows of the destroyer, 'HMS Versatile'.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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