Herefordshire | Whitbourne | War Memorial
| St John the Baptist, Whitbourne Ordnance Survey reference: SO 725570 War memorials |
A dark bronze tablet on marble:
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TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 |
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Jas Bowstead Jno Ar Childe-Freeman Alfred Cleveley Herbert Cleveley Wm Geo Collins Thos. Gereld Coombey Robt Hny Coombey Oswald Downes Thomas Drew Ernst Harry Gough Frcis Bernard Green Alfred Jas Leek Harry Matthews Geo. Hny Mitchell Ernst Hry Parton Rold Thos Parton Chas. Hubt Prosser Thos. Stephens Archie Geo Wilfd Stone Alfred Summers Fredk Wm Watkins |
| All these were honoured in their generation, and were a glory in their day |
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A copper plaque below this:
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AND OF THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945 |
| ALLEN BURRASTON JACK DAVIS |
| JOHN EVANS |
| TOM POTTER ARTHUR WRIGLEY |
Beneath a stained glass window:
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“Thus his father wept for him” Sacred to John Arthur Freeman: Captain in the 2nd Dragoons Scots Greys and only son of John Freeman Esquire of Gaimes and his wife Constantia He landed with his regiment in the Crimea and having joined the Allied armies on their march to Balaklava fell a victim to the cholera September 29th 1854 in the 27th year of his age. His mortal remains are deposited on the seaside near to Balaklava and his sorrowing parents have dedicated this window: To the memory of him they loved so well |
A brass plate below this on the wall:
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In memory of Captain John Arthur Childe-Freeman, M.C. 2nd Royal welch Fusiliers Killed in action at Hulluch Sept 25th 1915 Buried at Cambrin |
Roadside war Memorial
Ordnance Survey reference: SO 720568
A large stone cross in a small memorial garden by the roadside in front of the village hall. On the four sides of its base:
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IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE |
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PTE. J. BOWSTEAD CAPT. A.J. CHILDE FREEMAN M.C. SERGT. A. CLEVELEY M.M. PT H. CLEVELEY PTE W. COLLINS SERGT T.G. COOMBEY 2ND LIEUT. O. DOWNES CORPL. L. DREW PTE E.H. GOUGH PTE F.B. GREEN PTE A.J. LEEK M.M. PTE H. MATTHEWS TROOPER G.H. MITCHELL PTE E.H. PARTON 2ND LIEUT R.T. PARTON PTE C.H. PROSSER CORPL. T. STEPHENS PTE A. SUMMERS A.B. F.W. WATKINS |
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SERVED SGT W. ADAMS WOUNDED 1 PTE H.C. ANDREWS SHOEING SMITH G. ANDREWS PTE G. BRADFORD LT COL E.C. BRIERLEY D.S.O. O.B.E. LT COL G.T. BRIERLEY C.M.C. D.S.O. WOUNDED 1 MAJOR C.I. BRIERLEY CAPT W.E. BRIERLEY PTE H BURRASTON WOUNDED 1 PTE H CLEVELEY WOUNDED 1 DVR C.E. COLLINS PTE E.W. COOMBES PTE C.C. COOMBEY WOUNDED 1 PTE H. DAVIS PTE F. DAVIS L/CPL T.W. DOWDING WOUNDED 1 PTE G.A. DOWDING WOUNDED 3 PTE W.E. DOWDING DVR W. DOWNES |
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CPL H.G. DOWNES PTE H. DREW PTE G. DREW CAPT E.F.H. EVANS PTE T.W.E. FORD SGT J.M.W. GOUGH L/CPL G.H. GOUGH PTE F.J. GREEN DVR S.B. GREEN PTE W.V. GREEN GNR E.T. GREEN PTE E.B. GRIFFITHS PTE J.H. GRUBB BRIG. GEN. J HARRINGTON C.M.G. D.S.O WOUNDED 3 2ND LIEUT. W.F. HARWOOD 2ND LIEUT H.S. HARWOOD, ALBERT MEDAL PTE R. JAMES SGT W.C. JAMES PTE W. JAMES WOUNDED 3 PTE G. JONES WOUNDED 1 PTE W.E. LEEK SGT W.J. MATTHEWS CPT A. MATTHEWS PTE J. MATTHEWS PTE E. MATTHEWS PTE A.J. MEEK SGT J.L. MILLS WOUNDED 1 L/CPL C.S. MITCHELL WOUNDED 2 L/CPL R.E. MITCHELL PTE S. MORGAN SGT H.F. OWEN M.M. PTE A. OWEN CPL R. OWEN PTE J. PATTISON PTE W. PHILLIPS WOUNDED 1 CPL V.W. POSTON WOUNDED 1 PTE A. POWELL PTE C.V PRITCHARD SGT G.H. PROSSER SAPPER O. PROSSER M.M . |
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SERVED DVR H. PROSSER DVR H. PULLEN A.B. H.T. PULLEN PTE E.H. SKERRETT WOUNDED 1 PTE G. SOLEY WOUNDED 2 L/CPL S. STEPHENS PTE J. STEPHENS PTE W. STEPHENS PTE G. STEPHENS WOUNDED 2 CPL H.J. STEPHENS L/CPL L. STEPHENS WOUNDED 4 DVR J. STONE PTE H. TAYLOR PTE W.H. TAYLOR WOUNDED 1 PTE T.H. TAYLOR PTE J.T. VERNALLS PTE H. WALKER SGT MJR T.H. WILLIAMS WOUNDED 1 PTE C.J. WILLIAMS CPL T.J. WILLIAMS |
Last modified 16 January 2000