Memorial

Lieutenant Commander J White

Lieutenant Commander J White`

Source: Copyright Brian Mawdsley

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Current Location

Church is opposite York Gate, St Marylebone Church, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, City Of Westminster, Greater London, NW1 5LT, England

TQ 28281 82047

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 39818
Description: NOWI white marble tablet with laurel leaf decoration around the upper border. Naval badge at top, dark marble backboard.
Inscription: (Naval crest) / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / JOHN WHITE / LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER · ROYAL NAVY / KILLED IN ACTION ON THE 23RD OCTOBER 1916 / WHILE IN COMMAND OF H.M.S. GENISTA. / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY OFFICERS AND MEN / HIS FORMER SHIPMATES IN H.M.S. AFRICA. / A man greatly beloved.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: forename, surname, rank, service, date and details of death, name of vessel, dedication

Tablet

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good