Memorial

Lieutenant Commander R P Hichens DSO DSC

Hichens memorial plaque

Source: Copyright Doug Ireland

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Current Location

St John the Baptist Church, Orwell Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP11 7PW, England

TM 29957 34437

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Flag or banner
WMR Reference Number: 5319
Description: Flag with associated plaque.
Inscription: THE ENSIGN ABOVE WAS FLOWN IN HM MGB 77/ COMMANDED BY THE LATE/ LIEUTENANT COMMANDER R P HICHENS/ DSO, DSC, RNVR/ KILLED IN ACTION 13TH APRIL 1943/ AND WAS DEPOSITED IN THIS CHURCH IN HIS MEMORY BY/ HMS BEEHIVE AUGUST 1ST, 1943

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

Plaque

Height: 150 mm

Width: 255 mm

Depth: 25 mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II*

List Entry: 1182986

Flag

Made from: Fabric

Condition: Poor