Memorial

Captain F Brandt

Mark Newton 30 June 2017

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 30 June 2017

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Current Location

St Mathew's Church, Clarence Street, Cheltenham, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3PW, England

SO 9470422567

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 20700
Description: COPPER PLAQUE
Inscription: FRANK BRANDT, CAPTAIN RN WHO ON 1 NOVEMBER 1914, OFF CORONEL, CHILE, DIED AT HIS POST IN COMMAND OF HMS MONMOUTH A UNIT OF SQUADRON LED BY ADMIRAL CRADOCK, HMS GOOD HOPE AGAINST AN OVERPOWERING GERMAN SQUADRON. BOTH VESSELS SANK IN FLAMES, WITH THEM PERISHED ADMIRAL, OFFICERS MEN ALL WILLING TO DIE RATHER THAN SURRENDER. BORN 1871. ELDER SON OF FRANCIS BRANDT ICS AND OF LUCY SOPHIA HIS WIFE.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships

Plaque

Made from: Copper

Condition: Unknown