Memorial
M J E Bridger
Current Location
St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Street, Littlehampton, Arun, West Sussex, BN17 5HG, England
OS Grid Reference
TQ 03061 02064
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 16612
- Description
- RECTANGULAR TABLET WITHIN A ROLL MOULDING FLANKED BY PILASTRES, WITH BASE AND PEDIMENT CROSS IN HIGH RELIEF ON TYMPANUM OF PEDIMENT
- Inscription
- THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED/ IN MEMORY OF/ MAURICE J E BRIDGER A B/ BY HIS SHIPMATES OF/ HMS GLASGOW/ HE DIED IN HIS 22ND YEAR ON BOARD/ THE SS ORITA ON 27TH JANUARY 1915/ FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION OFF THE/ FALKLAND ISLANDS ON 8TH DECEMBER 1914/ RIP
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
- Sponsor Type
- private
- Sponsored By
- His shipmates
- Maintenance History
- FELL FROM WALL SOME TIME AFTER 1956 AND WAS IN PIECES ON WEST WINDOW SILL FOR YEARS UNTIL BEING REMOUNTED SOME TIME AFTER 1968. SOME DAMAGE STILL EVIDENT. LARGE PORTION MISSING FROM UPPER LEFT CORNER AND ENDS OF 1ST AND 3RD LINES MISSING. SETTING ENTIRELY DESTROYED. (LATEST REPORT - 1993) Update 2 Sep 2026: Photo on WMO site (taken Aug 2026) indicates repairs have been made and is now easy to read.
Components
- Backboard
Made from: Marble - Black
Condition: Unknown
- Plaque
Made from: Marble - White
Condition: Good
Report a Concern
- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 299447
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Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Picture on WMO (https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/299447/) shows memorial has been repaired and is now easy to read [accessed 2 Sep 2026]
- Newman, R F: Monumental Inscriptions in the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Littlehampton (Littlehampton Papers n3), p13, no.22, 1970 - see also: https://www.wsro.org.uk/collections/getrecord/GB182_Lib_3215 [accessed 2 Sep 2026]