Memorial

Ordinary Seaman P Yarrow

Addition to Gravestone

Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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Current Location

East of Church, St Peter's Church, Hever Road, Hever, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN8 7NH, England

TQ 47693 44853

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 71278
Description: Oval top with shoulders. RAF insignia at the top, and Naval Crown in the middle.
Inscription: / AND // [symbol] // ORDY. SEAMAN PETER YARROW / BORN 20TH NOVEMBER 1921 /KILLED IN ACTION IN H.M.S. HOOD / 24TH MAY 1941 // SMILING YOU LEFT US, / GAY IN YOUR PRIDE, / BLITHELY YOU FOUGHT, / LAUGHING YOU DIED. // WISE WAS YOUR LAUGHTER, / JUST WAS YOUR PRIDE, / FOR CHRIST WAS YOUR CAPTAIN: / FOR HIM YOU DIED. /

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, date of birth, manner of death, place of death, date of death, service
Order of names

Gravestone

Height: 1440mm

Width: 912mm

Depth: 100mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good