Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rochester Upon Medway
Town
Gillingham
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86920

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Current location

On west wall
St Barbara’s Garrison Church
Maxwell Road
Gillingham
Rochester Upon Medway
Kent
ME7 5SG
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 76150 68540
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A ships crest above a brass plaque on a U-shaped wooden board.
Inscription
H.M.S. FIRECREST // This crest from H.M.S. Firecrest was / recovered by Able Seaman J.L. Parfitt after / the ship was badly damaged by a bomb in the / Mediterranean in 1941. Later, H.M.S. Firedrake / was torpedoed and sunk on the 17th December 1942 / in the North Atlantic, with the loss of 168 / members of her crew. The crest was presented by / the H.M.S. Firedrake Association in memory / of all those who served and lost their lives in her.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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