John De Burgh JESSOP

This window is part of St Cuthbert's church, Doveridge, Derbyshire.

Lieutenant Commander John De Burgh JESSOP D.S.O. Royal Navy. Lived at East Lodge, Doveridge, Derbyshire. Born 28 August 1885 to William De Burgh Jessop and Judith nee Alleyne. In 1911 he was living with widowed mother and his sister at Overton Hall, Ashover, Chesterfield. He was Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. He died 23 March 1924 aged 28 at Stokesley, Yorkshire and his effects went to Esther Joane Jessop,

He at one stage on his naval career was commander of H.M.Submarine A.5. Coastal Submarine 1 June 1914. He collided with lurcher in fog when the guiding destroyer backed engines in thick fog to avoid colliding with a boom when attempting to enter Harwich.