Memorial: M6487

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating John Cleal RN d. 1918 in the Zeebrugge Raid

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'Erected / by public subscription / to the honoured memory of / Stoker John Cleal R.N. / Beloved son of George & Mary Cleal / Died of wounds received at Zeebrugge / April 23, 1918, aged 23 years / Died doing his duty to God and man.'

Details

Description: A cross on a plinth. An anchor is carved on the base of the plinth and a ship is carved on the cross.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Iphigenia

Event

Zeebrugge Raid

Event Date

1918

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cleal, John
Age: 23
Date of Death: 23/4/1918
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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