Warwickshire | Coughton | War Memorials
A large stone plaque in the church
| TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO WENT FORTH FROM THIS PARISH AND FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 Lieut. Col. Throckmorton Royal Welch FusiliersApril 9th 1916 Sanna Y Yat Major C.E. Eagles D.S.O. Royal Marine Light InfantryApril 23rd 1918 Zeebrugge Sec. Lieut. Percival A. Chambers Royal Warwickshire Regt.April 6th 1916 Mesopotamia L/Cpl F. Mason M.M. Royal Warwickshire Regt.Augt. 9th 1917 France Frank Ainge Gloucestershire Regt.Dec. 2nd 1917 France Charles Baylis Royal Garrison ArtilleryDec. 1916 France Dennis Bolt Worcestershire Regt.Mar. 4th 1917 France Ernest Ford Labour BrigadeAugt. 8th 1917 France Leslie Horton Worcestershire Regt.Oct 20th 1916 France Edward P. Johnson Worcestershire Regt. Dec. 1st 1917 France John Parker Royal Warwickshire Regt. July 10th 1917 Mesopotamia Arthur Perks Royal West Kent Regt.Sept. 24th 1918 France Frederick Pinfold Dorsetshire Regt.Oct. 2nd 1916 France W. Harry Smith Royal Warwickshire Regt.July 30th 1916 France Arthur Wheeler Post Office RiflesDec 1916 France |
On the wall, a brass plate with (I presume) the Throckmorton arms at the top:
| Virtus Sola Nobilitas Sacred to the memory of Courtenay Throckmorton Lieutenant Colonel 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers born 22nd of December 1866 who was killed in Action 9th of April 1916 while in temporary command of the 5th Batt. Wiltshire Regiment and was buried on the Battlefield at Sanna-y-yat Mentioned in Dispatches PLaced by his Widow R.I.P. Also to the memory of Lilian, Lady Throckmorton his wife, who died, aged 76 on 25th June 1955 |
A grave in the churchyard, just opposite the church porch:
| In Ever loving memory of our dear brave boy L/Cpl Fred Mason Royal Warwicks age 21 Who died in France from gas poisoning Augst. 9th 1917 Dearly loved son of R. & K. Mason of Coughton Deeply loved and mourned by all who knew him Fight the good fight with all thy might Christ is thy strength and Christ thy right |
Coughton Cemetery
Ordnance Survey reference: SP 079604
A grave in the cemetery:
| GALLIPOLI FRANCE SALONICA ZEEBRUGGE IN LOVING AND PROUD MEMORY OF CHARLES EDWARD CAMPBELL EAGLES D.S.O. MAJOR R.M.L.I. KILLED IN ACTION AT ZEEBRUGGE APRIL 23RD 1918 ONLY SON OF CANON EAGLES, R.D. VICAR AND BELOVED HUSBAND OF ESME EAGLES |
Last modified 30 August 2000