Whittington


Worcestershire | Whittington | War Memorial

St Philip & St James’, Whittington Ordnance Survey reference: SO 876529 War Memorial

The memorial is constructed from a marble table and is affixed to an interior wall opposite the main entrance,

IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING
PARISHIONERS WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR
THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
PRIVATE RUPERT HENRY CROWTHER
  ”     ”     THOMAS HENRY DORRELL
  ”     ”     WALTER HENRY HUGHES
  ”     ”     LAWRENCE WILLIAM JONES
  ”     ”     HARRY LEDBURY
MAJOR CHARLES DAVIES VAUGHAN D.S.O.
“all these were honoured in their generation and
were a glory in their day”


There is also a CWGC headstone in the churchyard:

5259030 PRIVATE
F.J. DRAPER
THE WORCESTERSHIRE REGT.
23RD APRIL 1946 AGE 39
NEARER MY GOD TO THEE
DEARER TO THEE

Last Modified 21 November 1999