Memorial

Captain E C Kennedy

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Current Location

All Saints Church., Church Street, High Wycombe, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6RZ, England

SU 86553 93087

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 8332
Description: A rectangular marble tablet.
Inscription: TO THE MEMORY OF / EDWARD COVERLEY KENNEDY / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / WHO FOUGHT HIS SHIP RAWALPINDI AGAINST / OVERWHELMING ODDS GOING DOWN IN HER / WITH COLOURS FLYING 23RD NOVEMBER 1939 / BORN AUGUST 31ST 1879 / SERVED IN THE ROYAL NAVY 1892-1923 / AGENT FOR THE CONSERVATIVE & UNIONIST PARTY / IN THE WYCOMBE DIVISION 1930-1939 REJOINED / ROYAL NAVY AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR 1939 / SPLENDID YOU PASSED, THE GREAT SURRENDER MADE / INTO THE LIGHT THAT NEVERMORE SHALL FADE / DEEP YOUR CONTENTMENT IN THAT BLEST ABODE / WHO WAIT THE LAST CLEAR TRUMPET CALL OF GOD

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death, date of birth, occupation.

Tablet

Height: 710mm

Width: 910mm

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good