Memorial

Lieutenant D S Somerville

Dudley Stratton Somerville

Source: Kelvin Mark Somerville

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Current Location

South-east Transept, West Wall, bay 8, Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2EH, England

TR 15084 57922

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 54431
Description: Square brass plaque. Inscription in black Roman lettering, Inscription set into a quatrefoil panel, decorated with engraved oak leaves and acorns. Before the inscription is a moline cross and at the bottom a Tudor rose with leaves.
Inscription: In memory of/ Dudley Stratton Somerville O.K.S./ Lieutenant 98th Prince of Wales' Regiment/ Eldest son of the late Revnd Dudley/ Somerville Chaplain to the Forces/ who died on board H.M.S "Malabar"/ on the 12th February 1886, aged 26 years./ Erected in affectionate remembrance/ by his brother officers.

War: British India (1858-1947)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death,relationships

Plaque

Height: 560mm

Width: 560mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good