Memorial

Lieutenant Commander W L Brodrick

Tablet

Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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Current Location

St Peter and St Paul Church, Church Lane Peasmarsh, Rye, Rother, East Sussex, TN31 6XE, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 88438 21831

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 17063
Description: Stone Tablet with inscribed lettering and a raised central head which contains a gold crown in relief, on a black stone backboard
Inscription: IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM LEFEBVRE BRODRICK/ LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY/ BORN 3 FEBRUARY 1904/ ELDER SON OF FRANCIS HAMMOND AND/ MARY POMFRET BRODRICK, GRANDSON OF THE/ REVEREND W. R. BRODRICK, SOMETIME VICAR OF THIS/ PARISH AND HUSBAND OF ELEANOR MARGARET/ DAUGHTER OF A.N. RICHARDS OF WOODSIDE./ HE WENT TO NORWAY WITH THE EXPEDITIONARY/ FORCE IN 1940. AT THE BATTLE OF MATAPAN HE/ WAS NAVIGATING OFFICER OF H.M.S. BARHAM AND/ WENT DOWN WITH HER OFF SOLLUM 25TH NOV. 1941.

Commemoration

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

History

Costs: Unknow
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Uncertified but possibly parents/family of Lieutenant Commander Brodick
Maintenance History: Unknown but WMO details states "good, well maintained" in July 2017

Conservation

Custodian: Possibly Diocese of Chichester

Components

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Detail

Made from: Gold

Condition: Good

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