Memorials Cathedral Church of St. John

This memorial, within the Cathedral Church of St. John, commemorates Major Astley John Cooper who gave his life on 14 July 1943 in the Second World War.

Text on the plaque:
IN PROUD
AND
LOVING MEMORY
OF

MAJOR ASTLEY JOHN COOPER
A.F.C.
THE 22ND (CHESHIRE) REGIMENT
AND GLIDER PILOT
1ST AIRBORNE DIVISION
BORN 25TH SEPT. 1911
KILLED IN ACTIONOVER SICILY
14TH JULY 1943
AND BURIED AT CATANIA
BRITISH CEMETERY, SICILY.

"LOVE, SERVE"

A second plaque commemorates William Ellis Chadwick who gave his life in the explosion of the ammunition factory in Faversham on 2 April 1916 in the Great War (World War I).

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: www.irishwarmemorials.ie (1), www.irishwarmemorials.ie (2)