Memorial
Leading Wireman W T Francis
Current Location
St. Andrew's Church, The Street, Rushmere St Andrew, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP5 1DJ, England
OS Grid Reference
TM 19602 46057
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 23315
- Description
- A white marble tablet with leaded letters (unfortunately breaking away). The tablet appears to be loose.
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ LEADING WIREMAN/ WILLIAM THOMAS FRANCIS/ AGED 26 YEARS/ WHO WAS LOST ON H.M.S. INVINCIBLE/ IN THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND/ 31ST. MAY 1916./ ALSO TOOK PART IN THE FALKLAND/ ISLES BATTLE 8TH. DECEMBER 1914.
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- date died, rank, ship, place of death, forename, manner of death, age at death, other
Components
- Tablet
Made from: Marble
Condition: At Risk
- Suffolk Churches website: http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/rushmerestan.htm Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/norfolkodyssey/538558601/in/album-72157600334036400/