Memorial

D C R Swabey

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Current Location

St Margaret's Church, Britten's Lane, Eartham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0LT, England

SU 93860 09360

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 43440
Inscription: THIS CRUCIFIX IS PLACED HERE TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN THE DEAR MEMORY OF / DAVID CARLISLE RIDLEY SWABEY / ORDINARY SEAMAN H.M.S. COSSACK / ELDEST SON OF VICE ADMIRAL SIR CARLISLE SWABEY K.B.E. C.B. D.S.O AND LADY SWABEY OF THIS PARISH / KILLED IN ACTION OFF CAPE ST VINCENT 23RD OCTOBER 1941 AGED 19 / AND OF HIS SHIPMATES WHO DIED WITH HIM / VERA TROPAEA FIDES

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, service, forenames, age, relationships, place of death, manner of death