Memorial: M6346

Wall tablet in Beckington, Somerset commemorating Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Tyrrell George Evans RN d. 1940 in the loss of ‘Jervis Bay’

Location

St George's Church, Beckington, Somerset, England

Transcript

'IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF / TYRRELL GEORGE EVANS / SURGEON LIEUTENANT COMMANDER R.N.V.R. / H.M.A.M. CRUISER JERVIS BAY / DIED IN THE EPIC ACTION 5 NOV. 1940 / WHEN HIS SHIP WAS SUNK IN DEFENCE OF HER CONVOY / BORN AT BECKINGTON 6 DEC. 1896 HE SUCCEEDED / HIS FATHER WILLIAM GODFREY EVANS / AND PRACTISED IN THIS VILLAGE AS / PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON FOR 20 YEARS / "FAITHFUL IN SERVICE IN LIFE AND UNTO DEATH"

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle
Materials: Bath stone
Vessel: Jervis Bay

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Evans, Tyrell George
Age: 43
Date of Death: 4/11/1940
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon Lieutenant Commander RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Extra

Notes: The 'Jervis Bay' was sunk attacking the pocket battleship 'Admiral Scheer', sacrificing herself in order to save her convoy of 37 freighters on their way to Britain.

See Michael Thwaites' poem 'The Jervis Bay'.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

{
  "post_id": "1333",
  "id": "M6346",
  "location": "St George's Church, Beckington, Somerset, England",
  "transcript": "'IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF / TYRRELL GEORGE EVANS / SURGEON LIEUTENANT COMMANDER R.N.V.R. / H.M.A.M. CRUISER JERVIS BAY / DIED IN THE EPIC ACTION 5 NOV. 1940 / WHEN HIS SHIP WAS SUNK IN DEFENCE OF HER CONVOY / BORN AT BECKINGTON 6 DEC. 1896 HE SUCCEEDED / HIS FATHER WILLIAM GODFREY EVANS / AND PRACTISED IN THIS VILLAGE AS / PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON FOR 20 YEARS / \"FAITHFUL IN SERVICE IN LIFE AND UNTO DEATH\"",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6346Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7805\" width=\"374\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6346Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6346Large-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Wall tablet in Beckington, Somerset commemorating Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Tyrrell George Evans RN d. 1940 in the loss of ‘Jervis Bay’</p>",
  "images": ["/uploads/2014/05/M6346Large.jpg","/uploads/2014/05/M6346Large-300x224.jpg"],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "South aisle",
    "materials": "Bath stone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Jervis Bay"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": "1939-1945 Second World War"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Evans, Tyrell  George","age":"43","dateofdeath":"4/11/1940","causeofdeath":"War casualty","rankOccupation":"Surgeon Lieutenant Commander RNVR","organisation":"Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "The 'Jervis Bay' was sunk attacking the pocket battleship 'Admiral Scheer', sacrificing herself in order to save her convoy of 37 freighters on their way to Britain.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nSee Michael Thwaites' poem 'The Jervis Bay'.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters