Memorial

Lieutenant Commander V J Bowden-Smith

Mark Newton 15 June 2016

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 15 June 2016

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Current Location

On the east wall of the aisle, St Nicholas Church, Church Lane, Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire, SO42 7UD, England

SU 30527 01771

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 40500
Description: MARBLE TABLET
Inscription: IN PIAM MEMORIAM/ LIEUT. COMMANDER/ VICTOR JAMES BOWDEN-SMITH R.N./ H.M.S. LUCIA 10 SUBMARINE FLOTILLA,/ WHO WAS KILLED IN THE GREAT WAR BY AN ACCIDENTAL/ EXPLOSION, WHILST ENGAGED IN THE ACT OF RECOVERING/ A GERMAN TORPEDO, WHICH WAS ADRIFT IN THE/ NORTH SEA NEAR RUNSWICK, AUGUST 22ND 1918./ AGED 31./ MORS JANUA VITAE

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

Tablet

Height: 520MM

Width: 650MM

Made from: Marble

Condition: Unknown