At present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. If you have a photograph of this war memorial, please upload it via our image upload form for inclusion on the Register. The image will be credited to yourself and free for reuse for non-commercial purposes by others under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.

Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wycombe
Town
High Wycombe
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8332

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

All Saints Church
Church Street
High Wycombe
Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP13 6RZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 86553 93087
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Description
A rectangular marble tablet.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF / EDWARD COVERLEY KENNEDY / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / WHO FOUGHT HIS SHIP RAWALPINDI AGAINST / OVERWHELMING ODDS GOING DOWN IN HER / WITH COLOURS FLYING 23RD NOVEMBER 1939 / BORN AUGUST 31ST 1879 / SERVED IN THE ROYAL NAVY 1892-1923 / AGENT FOR THE CONSERVATIVE & UNIONIST PARTY / IN THE WYCOMBE DIVISION 1930-1939 REJOINED / ROYAL NAVY AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR 1939 / SPLENDID YOU PASSED, THE GREAT SURRENDER MADE / INTO THE LIGHT THAT NEVERMORE SHALL FADE / DEEP YOUR CONTENTMENT IN THAT BLEST ABODE / WHO WAIT THE LAST CLEAR TRUMPET CALL OF GOD
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Kennedy, Edward Coverley
See details
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, place of death, manner of death, date of death, date of birth, occupation.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 710mm, width 910mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-8332

For queries, please contact [email protected].