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Location
In Holy Trinity Church, Dover Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2BW. IWM War Memorials Archive Record Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40839 Eddis Brothers Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40840 Lt-Cdr P Eddis Historic England Listing Status Holy Trinity Church is Listed Grade B. Since the Memorial forms part of the Church fabric, it is assumed to be covered by the Listing. Description The Chapel of St Martin (originally St Christopher) was dedicated as the Parish War memorial. Panels lining the Chapel walls are inscribed with the names of parishioners who died in the Great War. To the right of the main panels are inscriptions for two brothers, Christopher Eddis (for whom the Chapel was originally dedicated to St Christopher), and his brother Paul, who died in 1924. |
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Memorial
A postcard marking the loss of HM Submarine L24 |
Inscription
In memory of two Beloved Sons
Live for England for which we died TO THE MEMORY OF LT COMMANDER PAUL EDDIS IN COMMAND OF SUBMARINE L24 SUNK BY ACCIDENT DURING MANOEUVRES JAN 10TH 1924 GO THY WAY, THY SON LIVETH Further Information
Sons of the Rev J E Eddis, a formar vicar of Holy Trinity.
Inscription on Postcard TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE IMPERISHABLE MEMORY OF THE 43 OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M. SUBMARINE L.24 LOST OFF PORTLAND JANY. 10TH 1924 LT.COMDR. PAUL L EDDIS LT. D H BARTON LT. WATKINSON LT. H D NIXON-GRAY SUB-LT. STEDALL WART. ENGR. J BYRON NAMES OF THE CREW
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From The Times of 11th January 1924 Lieut Paul Leathley Eddis had been interned in Denmark when H.M. Submarine E13 ran aground off the Danish coast in 1915. See Wikipedia article on the incident |
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