Memorial

Lieutenant-Commander A H Gye, Lieutenant M H N Hood and Lord E B Seymour

Lieutenant Commander A H Guy, Lieutenant M H N Hood, Lord E B Seymour.

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Current Location

St Thomas' Church, Cricket Park, Cricket St Thomas, Chard, South Somerset, Somerset, TA20 4DD, England

ST 37284 08584

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 24885
Description: Wall mounted, portrait oriented grey marble backboard supporting an engraved brass plaque. A decorative foliate border band design encloses the inscription.
Inscription: TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF / THREE GALLANT GENTLEMEN / GRANDSONS OF / ALEXANDER NELSON VISCOUNT BRIDPORT / DUKE OF BRONTE AND OF MARY HIS WIFE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING & COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / LIEUTENANT COMMANDER / ALEXANDER HUGH GYE R.N. / ONLY SON OF CAPTAIN HERBERT F. GYE, M.V.O. / LEGION OF HONOUR R.N. AND OF ADELAIDE / HIS WIFE. LOST IN THE NORTH SEA WHEN IN / COMMAND OF H.M.S. NEGRO 21ST DECEMBER 1916 / LIEUTENANT THE HONORABLE / MAURICE HENRY NELSON HOOD R.N.D. / (HOOD BATTALION) ONLY SURVIVING SON OF / ARTHUR VISCOUNT BRIDPORT AND OF MARIA / HIS WIFE KILLED AT GALLIPOLI 4TH JUNE 1915 / LORD EDWARD BEAUCHAMP SEYMOUR / OF STRATHCONA HORSE / 3RD SON OF HUGH 6TH MARQUESS OF HERTFORD / AND OF MARY HIS WIFE / DIED OF WOUNDS IN FRANCE 5TH DECEMBER 1917 / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Relationships, rank, forenames, surname, service, manner of death, place of death, unit, date of death. title, regiment
Order of names: Rank

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Marble - Grey

Condition: Good