Dedicated to perpetuate the proud memory of the men serving in HM Ships Glorious, Ardent & Acasta who lost their lives in the Norwegian Sea on 8th June 1940 and those who survived
Son of Alfred and Florence Eliza Gitsham, of Longniddry, East Lothian; husband of A.L. Gitsham, of South Shields, Co. Durham. His brothers, Alexander John and George Robert, also died on service.