Memorial

Leading Seaman Cyril Hambly - WW2

Plaque

Source: Copyright John Hendry

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Current Location

St. Morwenna's Church, Marhamchurch, North Cornwall, Cornwall, EX 23 95R, England

SS 20492 15269

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 40513
Description: Brass plaque mounted on wooden frame. Single plain line engraved around border of plaque. Fixed with cross-headed screws.
Inscription: Erected by his friends in proud and loving memory of/Leading Seaman Cyril Hambly/Awarded the Albert Medal (posthumously) for great/Bravery and devotion to duty in saving life when/HMS Kandahar was sunk by enemy action in Dec. 1941/He gave his life to save his shipmates/"Greater Love Hath No Man Than This/That Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends/St. John XV V 13.

Frame

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good