Memorial

Lieutenant C A Sperling

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Current Location

St Giles' Church, Church Street, Great Maplestead, Braintree, Essex, CO9 2RG, England

TL 80814 34573

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 22207
Description: Rectangular tablet with a red marble frame, the family crest above, and the lettering in black.
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ CHARLES AURIOL SPERLING/ LIEUTENANT, ROYAL NAVY/ ONLY SON OF/ CHARLES FREDERICK DENNE SPERLING/ AND OF EDITH ANNE HIS WIFE/ OF DYNES HALL, IN THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL GALLANTLY FIGHTING FOR HIS/ COUNTRY IN THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND/ WHEN SERVING IN H.M.S. PETARD/ JUNE 1ST 1916. AGED 24/ HE WAS BURIED AT QUEENSFERRY NEAR EDINBURGH/ "QUI ANTE DIEM PERIIT/ SED MILES, SED PRO PATRIA"

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, service, place of death, forenames, place of birth, place of burial, manner of death, age, relationships

Tablet

Height: 980MM

Width: 690MM

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good