Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Sevenoaks
Town
Hever
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71278

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Current location

East of Church
St Peter's Church
Hever Road
Hever
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN8 7NH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 47693 44853
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Oval top with shoulders. RAF insignia at the top, another in the middle.
Inscription
[RAF symbol] / IN VERY LOVING / AND TENDER MEMORY OF TWO SONS / FLIGHT LIEUT. GORDON YARROW / BORN 19TH JUNE 1917 / KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE / 30TH MARCH 1941 //SO, AIRMAN THERE YOU LIE, YOUR DUTY DONE. / AND EVENING FALLS. AND NOW YOUR FRIEND THE SUN / WITH WHOM YOU USED TO PLAY, / HOW MANY A HAPPY DAY, / COMES DOWN THE SKY TO KISS YOUR QUIET EYES, / TOUCHING OUR SHROUDED HEARTS WITH GOLDEN MEMORIES. / AND // [symbol] // ORDY. SEAMAN PETER YARROW / BORN 20TH NOVEMBER 1921 /KILLED IN ACTION IN H.M.S. HOOD / 24TH MAY 1941 // SMILING YOU LEFT US, / GAY IN YOUR PRIDE, / BLITHELY YOU FOUGHT, / LAUGHING YOU DIED. // WISE WAS YOUR LAUGHTER, / JUST WAS YOUR PRIDE, / FOR CHRIST WAS YOUR CAPTAIN: / FOR HIM YOU DIED. /
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Yarrow, Gordon
Yarrow, Peter
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, date of birth, manner of death, place of death, date of death, service
    Order of information: date of death
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: depth 100mm, height 1440mm, width 912mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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