Memorial

Captain S V Ellis

Captain S V Ellis Memorial

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Current Location

St Andrew's Church, Alderton, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP12 3BS, England

TM 34294 41679

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 5416
Description: Triangular headed tablet.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ CAPTAIN STANLEY VENN ELLIS. R. N./ WHO WENT DOWN WITH HIS SHIP, H.M.S DEFENCE./ IN THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND 31ST MAY,1916, ELDEST SON OF THE/REV. HENRY VENN ELLIS,/ RECTOR OF THIS PARISH,/ A GALLANT GENTLEMAN WHO TRIED TO DO HIS DUTY.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, forenames, surname, manner of death, service, place of death, date of death, relationships
Additional Information: Style of lettering is sans serif

Unveiled

6 July 1919

Admiral Pelham Aldrich of Bealings

Tablet

Height: 762mm

Width: 914mm

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good