Memorial

Lieut Commander P van Straubenzee

Lieutenant Commander P van Straubenzee

Source: Copyright John Hendry

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Current Location

St Michael and All Angel's Church, Main Street, Spennithorne, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, DL8 5PR, England

SE 13708 88974

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 87195
Description: Wall mounted, landscape oriented, incised marble tablet within a decorative marble frame. Dedication to three members of the van Straubenzee family. Inscription infilled with black paint.
Inscription: In Memory of / Major General TURNER VAN STRAUBENZEE, C.B. / Born 9th August 1838 died at Spennithorne 27th Feb 1920 / son of Henry van Straubenzee / He commanded the Royal Artillery of the (....) in the / Egyptian Campaign 1882 and was (....) / also of his wife / Florinda daughter of W J Hamilton (.....) Ireland / who died at Spennithorne 14th March 1924 / and their sons, / Henry Turner Born 28th Dec 1878 died 18th April 1914 / in Johannesburg South Africa / Percival Lieut Commander Royal Navy born 13th Dec 1880 / He served with the Benin Expedition 1897 and was lost in / action in HMS Good Hope at Coronel on 1st Nov 1914 / "The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God."

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Relationships, surname, forename, rank, service, date of birth, manner of death, ship, place of death, date of death
Order of names: Relationships, surname, forename, rank, service, date of birth, manner of death, ship, place of death, date of death

Tablet

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good