Memorial

H.M.S. Warspite

Plaque

Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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Current Location

In south-east corner of the nave, St Mary the Virgin Church, Speldhurst Hill, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0NN, England

TQ 55362 41436

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Flag or banner
WMR Reference Number: 72640
Description: A brass plaque with the dedication written in raised lettering, the border is designed in the style of a rope. Flag: Missing
Inscription: By God’s grace H.M.S. Warspite under the command of / Captain Edward Montgomery Phillpotts Royal Navy / returned to port after the battle of Jutland 31st May 1916. / This ensign flown at her masthead was deposited in this / Church of S. Mary the Virgin on the first anniversary / of the battle, a memorial of gratitude to Almighty God / for the preservation of the ship from the dangers of the / sea and the violence of the enemy. “Then are they / glad because they are at rest, and so He bringeth / them unto the haven where they would be,” /

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Flag

Condition: Missing