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Memorial details

Memorial type
Photograph
District
Wirral
Town
Hoylake
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15376

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Current location

In the Boardroom
61-63
Heap and Partners Ltd (Brittania House)
Newton Road
Hoylake
Wirral
Merseyside
CH47 3DG
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 210 880
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
FRAMED MEMORIAL INCLUDES BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF Lieutenant CRICHTON, OFFICIAL SCROLL OF COMMEMORATION, A CUTTING FROM THE LIVERPOOL ECHO DATED 10TH JANUARY 1942 GIVING AN EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF HMS GALATEA AND A COPY OF A LETTER FROM THE ADMIRALTY DATED 30TH DECEMBER 1941 TO THE WIFE OF Lieutenant CRICHTON CONFIRMING THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND.
Inscription
THIS SCROLL COMMEMORATES/ LIEUTENANT (E) J. CRICHTON/ ROYAL NAVY/ HELD IN HONOUR AS ONE WHO/ SERVED KING AND COUNTRY IN/ THE WORLD WAR OF 1939-1945/ AND GAVE HIS LIFE TO SAVE/ MANKIND FROM TYRANNY. MAY/ HIS SACRIFICE HELP TO BRING/ THE PEACE AND FREEDOM FOR/ WHICH HE DIED/ LT. E JOHN CRICHTON, ROYAL NAVY/ BORN 1906 KILLED 15TH DECEMBER 1941/ DIRECTOR OF HEAP & PARTNER LTD. LIVERPOOL
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Crichton, E J
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, year of birth, date of death, service, forename, manner of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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