Memorial

Deck Hand G H Cooper and Able Seaman A S Rogers

Source: Copyright Adrian S Pye (War Memorials Online)

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Current Location

The building is located at the junction of East Street and The Promenade., Sailors Reading Room, East Cliff, Southwold, Waveney, Suffolk, IP18 6EL, England

OS Grid Reference

TM 50954 76099

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 56618
Description: A rectangular oak board with a carved column in relief at each side and a rectangular bronze plaque set in the centre. A moulded cornice at the top is surmounted by a recurved pediment with the official bronze memorial plaque of George Henry Cooper set into it. A plain frieze at the bottom surmounts an inverted recurved pediment with the official bronze memorial plaque of Alfred Sidney Rogers set into it. The central plaque has an arched glazed aperture in the centre, reliefs of an angel at the head and a sailor on each side, and the text above a shield and crossed flags at the foot. The central aperture contains a printed paper containing the dedication.
Inscription: Printed sheet: IN LOVING MEMORY / of my Dear Son and Husband, / DECK HAND / George Henry Cooper / H.M Trawler 'JAMES SACKER,' R.N.R., / Who was lost at sea through enemy action / ON SEPT. 25, 1917, / AGED 19 YEARS / A.B. Alfred Sidney Rogers / H.M.S. 'CRESSY,' R.N., / Who was torpedoed off the Dutch Coast / ON SEPT. 22, 1914, / AGED 28 YEARS / For them no bell was tolled, / O'er them no service held; / While at duty they were called, / No chance to say 'Farewell.' // Central plaque: THE PATH OF DUTY / WAS THE WAY TO GLORY

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships

Conservation

Custodian: Sailors reading Room

Components

Board

Height: 915mm

Width: 530mm

Depth: 50mm

Made from: Wood - Oak

Condition: Good

Plaque

Height: 405mm

Width: 305mm

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Scroll

Made from: Paper, Glass