Memorial

Chester Cathedral - Lieutenant Commander F L Coplestone and Commander A F Coplestone-Boughey

The accompanying memorial tablet

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Current Location

In the Sacristy, Chester Cathderal, St Werburgh Street, Chester, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2DY, England

SJ 40597 66458

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 18302
Description: Stained glass window with accompanying sandstone tablet with incised inscription with coloured crest in left top corner.
Inscription: THE WINDOW IN THIS SACRISTRY WAS GIVEN IN / ABIDING MEMORY OF FREDERICK COPLESTONE / OF CHESTER AND OF COUNTY DEVON COMMANDER / OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH / EMPIRE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WHO DIED NOVEMBER / 1932. AND OF HIS SON LIEUT-COMMANDER / F. LEWIS COPLESTONE ROYAL NAVY KILLED ON / ACTIVE SERVICE IN H.M. SUBMARINE D.2. ALSO OF HIS / SON-IN LAW COMMANDER A.F. COPLESTONE-BOUGHEY ROYAL / NAVY OF H.M.S. DEFENCE KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND / MAY 1916

Tablet

Height: 24IN

Width: 42IN

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good

Window

Made from: Stained Glass

Condition: Unknown