Memorial

Lieutenant Commander D V Garde RN

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Current Location

Half way down Right Hand wall facing altar., St. Peter's Church, St Peter's Road, Flushing, Carrick, Cornwall, TR11 5TP, England

SW 80742 34013

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 26113
Description: Brass plaque on wood, half-way down Right Hand wall facing altar.
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ LIEUT COMMANDER/ DERMOT VALLANCEY GARDE/ ROYAL NAVY/ AGED 32 YEARS/ DEARLY BELOVED SON OF/ SURGN. CAPT. W.H.O. GARDE R.N. AND ETHEL GARDE/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION 22 MARCH 1942/ WHEN SERVING AS SQUADRON TORPEDO OFFICER/ TO REAR ADMIRAL P.N. VIAN/ ON BOARD HIS FLAGSHIP H.M.S. "CLEOPATRA"/ "HE THAT LOSETH HIS LIFE FOR MY SAKE SHALL FIND IT"/ MATT.X.39

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships

Plaque

Height: 330mm

Width: 455mm

Depth: 5mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Backboard

Height: 360mm

Width: 490mm

Depth: 15mm

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good