This is a Cenotaph Memorial.
Cecil Law died at sea during WW1, and has no known grave.
Sub-Lieutenant Cecil Robert De Vaux Law.
The Royal Navy.
HMS "Indefatigable".
Son of Robert Law and Trophina Law.
He joined the Royal Navy on 15 May 1907, as an acting Lieutenant.
HMS Indefatigable was a Battlecruiser, which served during WW1,
August - November 1914, The Dardanelles,
January - February 1915, refit at Malta,
February 1915, Home Fleet
31st May 1916, Battle of Jutland.
The Indefatigable was one of 20 capital ships that were sunk during the Battle of Jutland.
The British lost 2,550 sailors
1 Battlecruiser,
1 pre-Dreadnought Battleship,
4 Light Cruisers
5 Torpedo Boats,
The Germans lost 6,094 sailors
3 Battlecruisers,
3 Armoured Cruisers,
8 Destroyers,
The Indefatigable was hit at about 04.00 by 3 shells from the Von Der Tann Battlecruiser, adjacent to a rear turret. A magazine exploded at 04.03, and she sank shortly after.
Of the crew of 1,019 on board, only two survived.
His body was not recovered.
His name is recorded on the Plymouth Naval Memorial
Sub-Lieutenant Cecil Robert De Vaux Law
His name is recorded on
Deansgrange Cemetery War Memorial
Cecil Law died at sea during WW1, and has no known grave.
Sub-Lieutenant Cecil Robert De Vaux Law.
The Royal Navy.
HMS "Indefatigable".
Son of Robert Law and Trophina Law.
He joined the Royal Navy on 15 May 1907, as an acting Lieutenant.
HMS Indefatigable was a Battlecruiser, which served during WW1,
August - November 1914, The Dardanelles,
January - February 1915, refit at Malta,
February 1915, Home Fleet
31st May 1916, Battle of Jutland.
The Indefatigable was one of 20 capital ships that were sunk during the Battle of Jutland.
The British lost 2,550 sailors
1 Battlecruiser,
1 pre-Dreadnought Battleship,
4 Light Cruisers
5 Torpedo Boats,
The Germans lost 6,094 sailors
3 Battlecruisers,
3 Armoured Cruisers,
8 Destroyers,
The Indefatigable was hit at about 04.00 by 3 shells from the Von Der Tann Battlecruiser, adjacent to a rear turret. A magazine exploded at 04.03, and she sank shortly after.
Of the crew of 1,019 on board, only two survived.
His body was not recovered.
His name is recorded on the Plymouth Naval Memorial
Sub-Lieutenant Cecil Robert De Vaux Law
His name is recorded on
Deansgrange Cemetery War Memorial
This is a Cenotaph Memorial.
Cecil Law died at sea during WW1, and has no known grave.
Sub-Lieutenant Cecil Robert De Vaux Law.
The Royal Navy.
HMS "Indefatigable".
Son of Robert Law and Trophina Law.
He joined the Royal Navy on 15 May 1907, as an acting Lieutenant.
HMS Indefatigable was a Battlecruiser, which served during WW1,
August - November 1914, The Dardanelles,
January - February 1915, refit at Malta,
February 1915, Home Fleet
31st May 1916, Battle of Jutland.
The Indefatigable was one of 20 capital ships that were sunk during the Battle of Jutland.
The British lost 2,550 sailors
1 Battlecruiser,
1 pre-Dreadnought Battleship,
4 Light Cruisers
5 Torpedo Boats,
The Germans lost 6,094 sailors
3 Battlecruisers,
3 Armoured Cruisers,
8 Destroyers,
The Indefatigable was hit at about 04.00 by 3 shells from the Von Der Tann Battlecruiser, adjacent to a rear turret. A magazine exploded at 04.03, and she sank shortly after.
Of the crew of 1,019 on board, only two survived.
His body was not recovered.
His name is recorded on the Plymouth Naval Memorial
Sub-Lieutenant Cecil Robert De Vaux Law
His name is recorded on
Deansgrange Cemetery War Memorial
Cecil Law died at sea during WW1, and has no known grave.
Sub-Lieutenant Cecil Robert De Vaux Law.
The Royal Navy.
HMS "Indefatigable".
Son of Robert Law and Trophina Law.
He joined the Royal Navy on 15 May 1907, as an acting Lieutenant.
HMS Indefatigable was a Battlecruiser, which served during WW1,
August - November 1914, The Dardanelles,
January - February 1915, refit at Malta,
February 1915, Home Fleet
31st May 1916, Battle of Jutland.
The Indefatigable was one of 20 capital ships that were sunk during the Battle of Jutland.
The British lost 2,550 sailors
1 Battlecruiser,
1 pre-Dreadnought Battleship,
4 Light Cruisers
5 Torpedo Boats,
The Germans lost 6,094 sailors
3 Battlecruisers,
3 Armoured Cruisers,
8 Destroyers,
The Indefatigable was hit at about 04.00 by 3 shells from the Von Der Tann Battlecruiser, adjacent to a rear turret. A magazine exploded at 04.03, and she sank shortly after.
Of the crew of 1,019 on board, only two survived.
His body was not recovered.
His name is recorded on the Plymouth Naval Memorial
Sub-Lieutenant Cecil Robert De Vaux Law
His name is recorded on
Deansgrange Cemetery War Memorial
Inscription
IN
Loving Memory
of
ROBERT LAW
died September 20 1906
aged 62
Let my sins be all forgiven
Bless the friends I love so well
Take me when I die to heaven
Happy there with Thee to dwell
also to the beloved memory
of his youngest son
CECIL ROBERT DE VAUX LAW
Sub Lieut. Royal Navy
H.M.S. Indefatigable
killed in the battle of Jutland
May 31 1916. in his 22nd year.
also in beloved memory of
TROPHINA TRIPHOOKE widow of
ROBERT LAW who died 6 March 1925
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