Memorial

Lieutenant A W B Smith

Lt A W B Smith

Source: Copyright Mr C E Moreton (WMO 198440)

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Current Location

St Andrew's Church, Bingham's Melcombe Estate, Melcombe Horsey, West Dorset, Dorset, DT2 7PZ, England

ST 77190 02177

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 55523
Description: Rectangular brass plaque with single-line border. Badge etched at the top centre. Lettering in Gothic script and in black, with the exception of key initial letters, which are in red.
Inscription: To the Glory of GOD and in loving memory of/ Alan Wyldbore Bosworth Smith/ Lieutenant in the Royal Navy/ Second son of Reginald Bosworth and Flora Smith,/ born at Harrow-on-the-Hill on April 13th 1870,/ who on September 18th 1901, while H.M.S. Cobra, of which he was in command/ was breaking up in a storm, remained standing on the bridge/ with arms folded to the last, and went down with his vessel/ "I will fear no evil."/ "Mine own will I bring again from the depths of the sea."

War: Military Service
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, service, family relationships, place and date of birth, date and manner pf death, ship on which died

Plaque

Height: 400mm

Width: 750mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good