Memorial

Midshipman H M L Durrant

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Parish Church of St. James Wetherby, Church Street, Wetherby, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS22 6LP, England

SE 40392 48378

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 29370
Description: Rectangular Tablet
Inscription: IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF/ HUMPHREY MERCER LANCELOT DURRANT/ MIDSHIPMAN R.N./ YOUNGEST SON OF THE REV. CHARLES A DURRANT M.A./ FOR 30 YEARS VICAR OF THIS PARISH/ AND OF CATHERINE HIS WIFE/ HE DIED JUNE 6TH 1916 FROM INJURIES RECEIVED/ IN H.M.S. QUEEN MARY, IN THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND/ AND WAS BURIED WITH FULL NAVAL HONOURS/ AT SOUTH QUEENSFERRY/ AGED 18 YEARS/ GREATLY BELOVED AND RESPECTED/ "LOOKING UNTO JESUS"

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, service, place of death, forenames, place of burial, manner of death, age, relationships, additional