Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Salisbury
Town
Sedgehill
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68906

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Current location

St Catherine's Church
Crate Lane
Sedgehill
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP7 9 JN
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 86642 28252
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stone tablet with inscription below a family coat of arms.
Inscription
TO THE DEAR AND HONOURED/ MEMORY OF/ TREVELYAN DACRES WILLES/ NAPIER/ K.C.B., M.V.O., VICE ADMIRAL R.N./ WHO DIES AS A RESULT OF/ HIS WAR SERVICE, ON 30TH JULY 1920,/ AGED 53 YEARS./ AND OF HIS SON/ TREVYLYAN MICHAEL NAPIER/ D.S.C., COMMANDER R.N., WHO ALSO DIED FOR FREEDOM/ ON 30TH AUGUST, 1940, AGED 39 YEARS./ "MY SWORD I GIVE TO HIM THAT SHALL SUCCEED/ ME IN MY PILGRIMAGE, AND MY COURAGE/ AND SKILL TO HIM THAT CAN GET IT."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Napier, Trevylyan Dacres Willes
Napier, Trevylyan Michael
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, honours, rank, service, manner of death, date of death, age of death, relationship
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, decoration, rank, service, date of death, age at death, relationship
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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