6. Brass plaque on north wall, just inside the Lady Chapel

(above No.7)
To the greater glory of God / and in dear memory of / EDMOND POOLE GABBETT / has this tablet been erected / by ALICIA his wife / Born 30 August 1884 he died 22 I September 1914 soon after his ship / HM.S. “Cressy’ had been sunk in the / Great War against the Germans / and whilst he, refusing safety, was / endeavouring to save the life of a friend / May his soul rest in peace.

Macdonald Gill ledger 32 entry 319 10/5/1917