Memorial

Major J A and Lieutenant Commander C T Stephens

Mark Newton 6 April 2016

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 6 April 2016

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Current Location

ST OSMUND'S CHURCH, Fore Street, Evershot, West Dorset, Dorset, DT2 0JW, England

ST 57246 04499

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 26675
Description: WHITE MARBLE TABLET WITH INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. RA BADGE AND NAVAL CROWN CARVED IN RELIEF
Inscription: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ JOHN AUGUST STEPHENS/ T. D. MAJOR R.F.A. (T)/ WHO DIED FEB 3RD 1925 AGED 54/ AFTER A LONG ILLNESS DUE TO/ SERVICE IN THE 1914 - 1918 WAR/ (badge) AND OF HIS ELDER SON/ CHARLES JOHN THOMPSON/ STEPHENS/ LIEUTENANT COMMANDER R.N./ LOST IN H.M.S. GLORIOUS DURING/ A NAVAL ACTION OFF NARVIK/ ON JUNE 8TH 1940 AGED 32./ "and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it"

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, year died, regiment, forename, manner of death, age of death, relationships

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

Tablet

Height: C 700MM

Width: C 600MM

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good