TQ1645 : Memorial to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
near to South Holmwood, Surrey, Great Britain
Memorial to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Thousands of motorists drive past this monument every day without ever seeing it. Set 15m back from the road between South and Mid Holmwood on the western verge of the A24 no footpaths lead to it. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Link
was lost in the sinking of the RMS Lusitana Link (designated an armed merchantman by Jane's Book of Ships), by U-20, a German U-boat. Although unable to swim he gave up his life jacket to a woman with a young child.
The inscription reads:
"In Memory of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt a gallant gentleman and a fine sportsman who perished in the Lusitania May 7th 1915. This stone is erected on his favourite road by a few of his British coaching friends and admirers"
I can't help but wonder what he would think of the road today.
was lost in the sinking of the RMS Lusitana Link (designated an armed merchantman by Jane's Book of Ships), by U-20, a German U-boat. Although unable to swim he gave up his life jacket to a woman with a young child.The inscription reads:
"In Memory of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt a gallant gentleman and a fine sportsman who perished in the Lusitania May 7th 1915. This stone is erected on his favourite road by a few of his British coaching friends and admirers"
I can't help but wonder what he would think of the road today.
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- TQ1645, 5 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Andy Potter (find more nearby)
- Image classification
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- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 24 March, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 24 March, 2009
- Category
- Memorial (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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TQ 16890 45639 [1m precision]
WGS84: 51:11.8812N 0:19.7056W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: TQ 16902 45640
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- WEST (about 270 degrees)
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