Memorial

Leading Seaman H W and Private S A Brenchley

Plaque

Source: Copyright Les Featherstone

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Current Location

On north wall of chancel, St John the Baptist Church, Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesham, Kent, DA13 0AA, England

TQ 64480 66240

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 85073
Description: A dull metal plaque with an engraved single line border. A ships crest in the top left corner and RWKR badge in the top right corner. The leading letter of some words are red filled with the rest of the lettering black filled.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / TO THE MEMORY OF / HERBERT WILLIAM BRENCHLEY / LEADING SEAMAN / WHO WENT DOWN WITH HMS FORMIDABLE / ON THE 1ST JAN 1915 - AGED 23. / AND / SWINFORD AUSTIN BRENCHLEY / PRIVATE ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT (VIITH BATT.) / KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME SEPT 1916 - AGED 23. / “Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a Crown of Life.”

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, service, manner of death,place of death, date of death, age at death
Order of names: Date of death

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good