Memorial

H.M.S. Broadwater

Tablet

Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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Current Location

South chancel wall, St Mary's Church, A24, Broadwater, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 9AA, England

TQ 14665 04399

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 100303
Description: A round marble tablet with black lettering below a black crown on a square back-plate with associated book of remembrance.
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF / THE FOUR OFFICERS AND FORTY MEN OF / HM.S. BROADWATER / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN SHE WAS / TORPEDOED AND SUNK / IN THE WESTERN APPROACHES / ON 18TH OCTOBER 1941 / LIEUTENANT JOHN STANLEY PARKER RNVR. / OF BOSTON, MASS, USA. / ONE OF THE OFFICERS, WAS ALSO / ONE OF THE FIRST / OF HIS COUNTRYMEN / TO BECOME A SEA OFFICER / IN THE ROYAL NAVY.

Plaque

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good

Book

Made from: Paper

Condition: Good