Squadron Commander E H Dunning DSC | IWM War Memorials Register

Memorial Details

What type of memorial is it?

How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?

THREE-LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH FIGURES IN EACH LIGHT AND INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE. DEDICATORY BRASS PLAQUE IS NEARBY. BADGES AT THE TOP CORNERS OF THE PLAQUE A IMAGE IN THE TOP CENTRE. INCISED FOLIATE BORDER. COLOURED SHIELD AT THE BOTTOM CENTRE. IMAGE OF A BI-PLANE LANDING ON THE DECK OF A SHIP IS IN THE UPPER CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE.

Location

Has this memorial been lost?

Location

Is this the memorial's current location?

Yes

Building Name

St Lawrence's Church

Street

The Street

Town

Bradfield

District

Tendring

County

Essex

Country

England

Postcode

CO11 2US

OS map ref

TM 14444 30785

If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Church of England

Squadron Commander E H Dunning DSC Location

Commemoration

What words are inscribed on the memorial?

PLAQUE: THIS WINDOW AND THAT OPPOSITE ARE TO THE GLORY / OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF SQUADRON COMMANDER / EDWIN HARRIS DUNNING DSO RN / HE WAS THE FIRST OFFICER TO LAND AN AEROPLANE / SUCCESSFULLY ON THE DECK OF A SHIP UNDER WAY AUG. 2ND 1917 / SUBSEQUENTLY KILLED AUGUST 7TH 1917 / "HE LOVEDE CHYVALRYE / TROUTHE AND HONOUR FREDOM AND CURTESIE" / "HE WAS A VERRAY PERFIGHT GENTLE KNIGHT."

War

How many names are listed in total?

Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?

First World War (1914-1918)

Is the total an exact count?

Yes

Of the names listed, how many served and returned?

Of the names listed, how many died?

What information is listed for those commemorated?

surname, rank, date of death, service, forenames, additional

Condition

Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?