Memorial
Lieutenant Commander G R Pretor-Pinney
Mark Newton 15 September 2015
Source: Copyright Mark Newton 15 September 2015
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Current Location
St Michael and All Angels Church, The Market Place, Somerton, South Somerset, Somerset, TA11 7NB, England
OS Grid Reference
ST 49039 28619
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 25052
- Description
- Wall mounted, landscape orientated, incised tablet with a mould-edged border. Inscription infilled with black paint and name with red paint.
- Inscription
- IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF / GILES ROBERT PRETOR-PINNEY LIEUT / COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY OF SOMERTON / ERLEIGH KILLED IN ACTION 2nd MARCH / 1942 IN COMMAND OF HMS STRONGHOLD / DURING THE BATTLE OF THE JAVA SEAS / ALSO TO THE OFFICERS AND SHIPS COMPANY / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WITH HIM IN THE / SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY / Amor Patriae.
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Served
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- Forenames, surname, rank, service, manner of death, date of death, place of death
- Order of names
- Forenames, surname, rank, service, manner of death, date of death, place of death
Components
- Tablet
Made from: Marble
Condition: Good
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- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 217189
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