Memorial

Plaque Brignall 1941 Congregational Church

Southwick

Memorial Name: Plaque Brignall 1941 Congregational Church (S130.05)

NEWMP Ref No.: S130.05

Parish: Southwick

Original Location:

Congregational Church, Dean Terrace (Closed)

Present Location:

Holy Trinity Church.

Which War:

1939-45

Materials Used:

Brass on oak

Inscription:

Edward John Brignall
Merchant Navy
Lost at sea 29th June 1941

Memorial Description:

Plaque, 2 inches high x 14 inches wide, lowest of three, on an oak pattress 3 inches high x 16 inches wide (5cms x 36cms, 8cms x 41cms).

There is a single line border.

The lettering is in sans serif capitals.

Names:

See above

Notes:

See his  Every Name A Story entry

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101

British Vessels Lost at Sea 1939-45 HMSO 1947; reprinted by 1977 by Patrick Stephens; ISBN0 85059 267 4

Southwickon Wear, Peter Gibson, Volume 4, pages 71-72; Southwick Publications, 1996, ISBN 0-9513908-3-X

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall;
Tony Harding

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