Little Compton


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St Denys’, Little Compton Ordnance Survey reference SP 262303 War MemorialContents

A cotswold stone memorial in the churchyard: on the four sides are these inscriptions

TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL
MEMORY OF THE MEN
OF THIS VILLAGE
WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES FOR THEIR
COUNTRY
1914
F.C. BRAGINTON
1915
A. COLLINS
E. HAZELL
W. ROGERS
A. STICKLEY
W.G. TIDMARSH
1916
R.W. BRAGINTON
G. EDEN
W.F. MACE
F. STICKLEY
W. WALKER
A.C. WEBB
1917
D.F. HAYWARD
1918
F.T. BEAL
1920
H. MARSHALL


Inside the church, a grey stone plaque:

IN MEMORY OF
GEORGE HERBERT NEWMAN
NEW ZEALAND ENGINEERS
AND
ALBERT VICTOR NEWMAN OXFORD AND BUCK L.I.

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
WORLD WAR 1939-1945
There is a small stained glass section in one of the windows of the church, bearing the following inscription: These pieces of stained glass were found by Cpl. O. Mace H.L.I. among the ruins of the Church of Villers-Butonneux destroyed by the Germans in the Great War in the year 1918 and were brought home and inserted here by him as a thanksgiving memorial.

Last modified 10 January 2002