Memorial

Captain G L Sclater

G L Sclater

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 11 July 2016

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Current Location

All Saints Church, The Bury, Odiham, Hart, Hampshire, RG29 1AJ, England

SU 74402 51275

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 40474
Description: ST ANDREWS SALTIRE PRECEDES THE INSCRIPTION. NAVAL CROWN AND ANCHOR TO THE LEFT OF THE INSCRIPTION
Inscription: ...ALSO OF/ GUY LUTLEY SCLATER/ CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY/ THIRD SON OF THE ABOVE/ BORN AT HODDINGTON. 15 AUGUST 1868/ ENTERING THE NAVY IN 1882 HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY/ IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD AND WAS DISTINGUISHED/ FOR HIS KNOWLEDGE OF ELECTRICITY/ IN NAVAL AFFAIRS. ON THE OUTBREAK OF THE GREAT/ WAR EUROPEAN WAR HE COMMANDED H.M.S. BULWARK/ AND LOST HIS LIFE WITH ALL HIS SHIPS COMPANY/ WHEN THAT VESSEL WAS BLOW UP IN THE MEDWAY/ 26 NOVEMBER 1914 X HE WAS BURIED IN THE/ CEMETERY AT THIS PLACE 2 DECEMBER 1914 (NON MILITARY DETAILS NOT PROVIDED)

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

Plaque

Height: 54IN

Width: 30IN

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good