Warwickshire | Bidford on Avon | War Memorial
A large cross, with bronze plaques on the base:
In memory of
the men of this parish
who gave their lives in the Great War
1914-1919
and to commemorate victory
Ash E Hartland A Pulham C
Beard AH Hartwell HF Reeves N
Bennett FM Heaver C Rose A
Bennett WR Houghton B Rose L
Blackwell SF Hughes RG Richardson TA
Churchley S Lane WG Russell TA
Clarke W Leonard G Russell R
Collett A Liddell W Seymour J
Dance P Liddell F Sheasby E
Davis F Locke N Smith JC
Davis H McQuay F Smith FG
Dee EG Mayrick T Stanford L
Edkins CJ Millward TW Tarrant F
Freer LH Mumford W Taylor T
Freeman H Nicholls HA Taylor W
Gardner D Oakey G Wheatley H
Gould G Payne WJH Wilkes CJS
Hancock F Pitcher BH Woodhouse W
Hancock H Pitcher CR Wright F
Harris E Power CHF Wright G
Pulham WFIn memory of those who gave their lives in the war 1939-1945 J.H. Bryan L.W. Nash J. Drinkwater W. Oliver F. Hands W.E. Sherwood R. Holder I. Thomas
A story in the Evesham Journal (31 May 2001), about skateboarders having damaged one of the paving slabs on the base of the memorial, mentions that in 2000 the parish council had added four names to the memorial which had been previously omitted. There is now an additional bronze plate on the base of the memorial, which reads:
| WW I HARRIS A.E. FINNEMORE M.C | WW II R.W. HAMMOND T.F. McCRORIE |
Note:
Thomas William MILLWARD was born in Bewdley, and employed as a clerk for the GWR in Bidford on Avon at the time of his enlistment: he is also listed on the Bewdley memorial
Graves in the churchyard:
| Richard George Hughes, only son Killed Decr. 5th 1916 and buried at Varennes, in France Aged 18 years “In the midst of life we are in death” In loving memory of Richard Hughes, at Broom, Late of Upton-Snodbury Who died August 25th 1910 aged 62 years Thy will be done Also of Ella Hughes his wife who died April 5th 1924 “And there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying for the former things are passed away” |
| In memory of Charles Holder Who died Nov 1st 1918 age 36 “in the midst of life we are in death” Also of Fred McQuay of the 14th Royal Warwicks 1st City Battn. B’ham Brother in law of the above who was killed in action on the Somme July 30th 1916 age 26 |
| Cherished memories of my dear son, Raymond James Phillips R.A.F. V.R. Killed by enemy action April 10th 1941 aged 23 years Oh for the touch of a vanished hand and the sound of a voice that is still |
Standard war grave headstones:
| T4/161185 DRIVER DAVID GARDNER ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS 21ST OCTOBER 1916 AGE 19 AT REST |
| T4/109800 DRIVER W. PULHAM ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS 13TH MARCH 1917 |
| 17806 PRIVATE T. MAYRICK ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGT. 28TH SEPTEMBER 1916 AGE 22 |
| 391356 SERGEANT R HOLDER ROYAL N.Z. AIR FORCE 26TH OCTOBER 1940 AGE 23 |
| 6352080 PRIVATE L.P.A. RANDALL THE QUEEN’S ROYAL REGIMENT 28TH AUGUST 1942 AGE 27 AT GOD’S COMMAND HE FELL SWIFT CAME THE CALL BIDDING HIM HASTE TO MEET HIS GOD IN HEAVEN |
Last modified 10 June 2001