Memorial

G H White

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Current Location

St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Funtington, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 9LH, England

SU 80075 08159

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 16729
Description: WALL-MOUNTED STONE TABLET. BLACK LETTERING. BLACK CROSS TOP CENTRE.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN MEMORY OF/ GEORGE HENRY WHITE, A.B, R.N,/ WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED IN THE NORTH SEA,/ WHILE ENGAGED IN THE DISCHARGE OF HIS DUTY,/ ON THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 23RD 1916,/ AGED 29 YEARS./ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED AS A TOKEN OF THE ESTEEM/ AND RESPECT ON WHICH HE WAS HELD BY THE OFFICERS/ AND MEN OF H.M.S. MINOTAUR.

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

Tablet

Height: 400MM

Width: 700MM

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good

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