Gloucestershire | Blockley | War Memorials
| St Peter & St. Paul, Blockley Ordnance Survey reference: SP 165350 War Memorials |
Note: Blockley was formerly in its own disconnected pocket of Worcestershire,
but since the boundaries were rationalised, is now in Gloucestershire.
Inside the church. A large stone tablet with the inscription:
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TO THE GRATEFUL MEMORY OF W. ANDERTON; G. COTHER; F. DURHAM; J.W. EDEN; H.E. FIGGURES; A. FRANKLIN; S.D. FRANKLIN; T. FRANKLIN; C.E. GASSIDE; C.T. HERBERT; A. HITCHMAN; R. JACKSON; B.A. KEEN; T. KEYTE; G. MABSON; F.G. MANDERS; R.F.C. MEADOWS; W.L. MUMFORD; B. NAYLOR; F.R. OSBORNE; H. PADBURY; J. ROBERTS; H.R. SALE; C.W.F. SANDFORD; H.B. SPENCER; B.H. TAYLOR; C. TIMMS; S.J. TRIST; F. TURVEY; W.R. WALDEN; A.W. WEBB; OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE DEFENCE OF ENGLAND & HONOUR DUR- ING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 |
A brass plate to the left of the tablet:
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IN MEMORY of Blockley men who gave their lives in the 1939-1945 war FRANCIS ASHTON GEORGE CADEL DONALD HITCHMAN DOUGLAS LANGHAM IVOR MAYO THOMAS PLAYLE LESLIE POWELL WILLIAM TEMPLE WILLIAM UDELL and in Northen Ireland BRIAN CRIDDLE 1973 We will remember them |
There is also a brass plate on the right of the monument.
This is the war memorial for Aston Magna, so I have listed it on a separate page for Aston Magna
A brass plaque on the wall:
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In loving memory of Francis Raywood Osborne elder son of Francis B. and M.A. Osborne of Malvern House, Blockley Born at Chipping Campden April 5th 1890 on the outbreak of war joined the 10th (City of London) Royal Fusiliers Killed in Action in France May 4th 1916 And buried at Berles au Bois Non sibi sed pro Deo patriaque |
Francis Osborne is also listed on some of the Chipping Campden memorials
Roadside War Memorial
Ordnance Survey reference: SP 163349
A large stone obelisk. On the front (facing the road):
1914
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1919
&
1939
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1945
CPL. BRYAN CRIDDLE B.E.M. 1973
1939 - 1945
SAILOR
P.O. I MAYO
SOLDIERS
PTE. G. CADLE
PTE. D.C. HITCHMAN
GNR. T. PLAYLE
PTE L POWELL
LT. W.A.B TEMPLE
AIRMEN
F/0 F.H. LASHTON
FLT. LT. D. LANGHAM
FLT. SGT. W UDELL
On the back of the monument:
WE DIED THAT
ENGLAND MIGHT
LIVE WITH HONOUR
LIVE THOU THAT
ENGLAND'S HONOUR
MAY NOT DIE
1914 - 1919
HERBERT G. DEVERELL PTE.
SEP 26 1917
. SAILORS .
HAROLD W ELLIS 1 CL. BOY AP. 3 1916
REGINALD MEADOWS AB MAY 3 1916
REUBEN JACKSON AB FEB 8 1917
CHARLES V. WARNER AB JAN 22 1917
SOLDIERS 1915
HARRY CARTER PTE JUNE 14
JOHN W EDEN PTE AUG 19
THOMAS FRANKLIN PTE MAY 13
BENJAMIN KEEN PTE MAY 14
BENJAMIN NAYLOR SERGT. OCT 14
CECIL SANDFORD L'CPL SEP 25
BERTRAM H TAYLOR PTE SEP 25
FRANK TURVEY PTE. AUG 6
SIDNEY J TRIST L'CPL MAY 9
1916
WILLIAM ANDERTON PTE AUG 9
GEORGE COTHER PTE AUG 26 FRANCIS OSBOURNE SERGT MAY 4
OWEN LADBROOKE PTE APR 28 HENRY R SALE PTE JUNE 4
WALTER MUMFORD PTE JULY 25 CHARLES TIMMS PTE AUG 22
1917
HARRY BARNETT PTE FEB 27
EDWARD CHAINEY GUNR. DEC 22 GEORGE MABSON PTE MAR 14
LIONEL CHAINEY PTE DEC 3 HENRY PADBURY CPL. AUG 5
FREDERICK DURHAM PTE FEB 15 JAMES ROBERTS PTE JULY 2
CHARLES GASSIDE PTE MAY 3 WILLIAM STYLES L'CPL NOV 27
THOMAS KEYTE PTE JULY 31 ARTHUR WARNER SERGT JULY 23
1918
WALTER EASTBURY PTE MAR 21 FRANCIS MANDERS L'CPL OCT 27
HERBERT FIGGURES PTE MAR 22 LLEWELLYN SHARPE PTE MISSING APRIL 13
CHARLES T HERBERT PTE AUG 30 HENRY B SPENCER LIEUT SEP 22
HARRY HITCHMAN PTE MAR 21 WILLIAM R WALDEN PTE SEP 5
WILLIAM KITCHEN PTE MAR 21 ARCHIBALD WEBB PTE MAR 25
ALFRED HITCHMAN PTE AUG 27 1919
E LEDBETTER PTE NOV 11 1919 G READMAN SERGT. AUG 8 1919
Blockley cemetery
Ordnance Survey reference: SP 167353
I note that the gates to the cemetery were installed as a memorial;
this is the text of the plaque at the entrance:
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The gates were erected by Captain Edward George Spencer-Churchill M.C. D.L. in memory of Flight Lieutenant Douglas Langham born June 28th 1923, died over Germany February 15th 1944 He died young for England and this tells of his valour and of Arthur Wadey Born January 31st 1910 died February 24th 1964 for forty years an invaluable colleague and friend both deeply regretted June 1964 |
Three CWGC graves:
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H.W. ELLIS BOY 1ST CL RN J/35770 HMS “ENDYMION” 3RD APRIL 1916 AGE 17 |
12357 PRIVATE B. KEEN GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT 14TH MAY 1915 |
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1001193 PRIVATE E.F. LEDBETTER 27TH BN. CANADIAN INF. 12TH NOVEMBER 1918 AGE 32 ALSO IN MEMORY OF SJT. GEORGE READMAN 78TH BN CANADIAN INF. THEIR DUTY NOBLY DONE |
And these two grave inscriptions:
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To the beloved memory of Michael Deverell who died on May 23rd 1933 aged 57 years and of Herbert George Deverell Killed in action on Sep 6th 1917 and buried in an unknown grave in France This stone is erected by their ever loving daughters In loving memory of Joan Clifford died 6th April 1974 |
In loving memory of our two dear sons Aubrey lloyd St. Clair Thomson M.C. Lieutenant & Adjutant of the “King’s” (Liverpool) Regiment whi died of wounds 14th Novr. 1917 aged 26 and George Frederick Maynard Thomson 2nd. Lietenant of the same regiment who was killed in France 19th May 1917 aged 22 They gave their lives for King and Country |
Last modified 25 January 2000