Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Wight
Town
Brighstone
County
Isle Of Wight
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21724

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Current location

ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH
Brighstone
South Wight
Isle Of Wight
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 429 827
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
RECTANGULAR TABLET CONSISTING OF SIX LARGE CREAM TESSERAE WITHIN A GOLD EDGED BORDER OF SMALL CHEQUERED TESSERAE IN TWO SHADES OF BLUE.
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ HENRY HOLLIS A.B./ AGED 21 OF LIMERSTON WHO/ WAS KILLED ON 23 APRIL 1918/ IN THE ATTACK MADE UPON/ ZEEBRUGGE WHILST SERVING/ UPON H.M.S. IRIS II/ "THEIR'S NOT TO REASON WHY/ THEIR'S BUT TO DO OR DIE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hollis, Henry
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: depth 15MM, height 380MM, width 500MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
History
LOWER RIGHT CORNER DAMAGED
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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