Memorial
Lieutenant H J C Walton-Wilson Tablet
Current Location
Shotley Low Quarter St John's Church, Burnmill Bank, B6278, Snods Edge, Tynedale, Northumberland, DH8 9TJ, England
OS Grid Reference
NZ 06366 52551
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 34234
- Description
- Sandstone tablet, formed into three panels by pilasters which arch over at the top with tracery, each having a pointed top. At the top of each panel is a badge or crest carved in half relief. The names are incised in plain letters. This is a family memorial to the Wilsons, but at the foot of the middle column there is a large crown carved in half relief. Beneath this is the name of a man who died at sea.
- Inscription
- BASE OF CENTRE PANEL of this family memorial: HUGH JOHN CRAUFORD/ WALTON-WILSON/ LIEUT. R.N. BORN 27TH JAN. 1915/ LOST IN H.M.S. COURAGEOUS/ 17TH SEPT. 1939
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- surname, rank, date of death, place of death,forename,manner of death, date of birth
- Maker(s)
L C EVETTS, Makers
- Sponsor Type
- private
- Sponsored By
- Part of a family memorial
Components
- Tablet
Made from: Stone - Sandstone
Condition: Good
- WMSS28.5
- Book-British Vessels Lost at Sea 1939-45 First published 1947 by HMSO. Republished by Patrick Stephen ISBN 0 85059 267 4