Memorial

Midshipman W S Burt

Plaque

Source: Copyright John Salmon

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Current Location

All Saints Church, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, Croydon, Greater London, SE19 3EP, England

TQ 33150 69740

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 798
Description: Nowy headed brass plaque. Foliate border on four sides surmounted by 'M.R.' monogram. Anchor in laurel wreath at base.
Inscription: TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ MIDSHIPMAN/ WALTER SAXON BURT RN/ ELDER SON OF/ WALTER & JOSEPHINE BURT OF CENTRAL HILL/ HE SERVED IN HMS PRINCE GEORGE IN HOME/ WATERS & THROUGHOUT THE DARDANELLES CAMPAIGN/ AUGUST 1914 - MARCH 1916/ "DID GOOD WORK ASHORE AT ANZAC & SUVLA"/ KILLED IN ACTION MAY 31ST 1916 IN/ HMS QUEEN MARY IN THE NAVAL BATTLE OFF JUTLAND/ AGED 19 YEARS

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, forenames, surname, service, relationships, manner of death, date of death, place of death, age at death,

Plaque

Height: 490MM

Width: 550MM

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

At the going down of the sun... An account of Croydon’s war memorials. Author Ronald COX. Published 1992. Reference C14
Geograph - https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4163265 - accessed January 2021