Bushley

Worcestershire | Bushley | War Memorial

St. Peter’s, Bushley Ordnance Survey Reference: SO 875344 War Memorial

This is a large stone tablet on the exterior wall of the church, facing the road.


1914-1919
To the glory of God and in memory of the
men connected with this parish who fell
in the Great War


Pte T. Ball

“” W. Ball

“” H. Bottrell

“” P. Cole

Lt A.W.R. Cowan 73rd. R.H. of Canada

Pte F. Fowler

“” N.W. George

Pte O. Griffin

“” W.C.Hart

“” A.L. Jones

Lt D. Morgan 10th Worcs. Regt

Pte. J.T.Philpot

“” S. Sage

“” G.H. Stone

May They Rest in Peace


Also in thanksgiving for those who served and survived

Pte. A.A. Blake

“” C. Blake

“” C. Bloxham

“” A. Cole

“” W. Cole

L Cpl B.H. Davis

Cpl C.W. Davis

Pte A.E. Day

“” G.R. Foster

“” A.H. Fowler

“” J.S. Fowler

L Cpl W. Fowler

Pte F. George

“” D. Hambling

“” S.J. Hart

“” C.G. Jones

Pte T. Lane

“” D. Maslin

“” A.R. Matty

“” F. Matty

Capt. D.P. Morgan M.C.

Cpl W. Nash

Pte F.W. Neale

“” A. Nicholls

“” C. Nicholls

“” E. Smith

“” H. Sterling

Cpl W. Stone

L. Bomb. H. Tomlinson

Co Sgt Maj. A.H.Walker

L.H. Wilkes E.R.A., R.N.


1939 + 1945

Alfred John Parker Trooper – 3rd Hussars

Cyril Thomas Walker Sapper – Royal Engineers



A roll of honour. Framed paper, in the church:

With Thanksgiving
to God
for the safe return of the men and
women of the parish of Bushley in
the county of Worcester who served
in his Majesty’s Forces and Auxiliary
Units during the World War 1939-1945 Raymond BallAble Seaman   Royal Navy William BarnesGunner   Royal Artillery Arthur FowlerPrivate  Gloucestershire Regiment George FowlerDriver   Royal Army Service Corps Joseph FowlerDriver   Royal Artillery Percy HartPrivate   Royal Army Service Corps Wilfred HartL.A.C.   Royal Air Force Horace JamesGunner   Royal Artillery Ernest NealeGunner   Royal Artillery Roy Neale’Bevin Boy’   Mines Horace PendryBombadier   Royal Artillery William PendryGunner   Royal Artillery Norman PittmanL.A.C.   Royal Air Force John RuddPrivate   Pioneer Corps Robert SayersL.A.C.   Royal Air Force Douglas WeeksL.A.C.   Royal Air Force Harold WeeksCorporal   Royal Air Force Rachel BonneauW.R.N.  Women’s Royal Naval Service Doris DriscollA.C.W.I.   Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Sheila MorganSection Officer   Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Freda RuslingL.A.C.W.   Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Gladys StarlingL.A.C.W.   Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Christine WoodwardL.A.C.W.   Women’s Auxiliary Air Force And
In Proud and Glorious Memory
of those who gave their lives
Alfred John Parker – Trooper – 3rd Hussars
Cyril Thomas Walker – Sapper – Royal Engineers

A CWGC grave in the churchyard:

12590 PRIVATE
N.W. GEORGE
GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
30TH NOVEMBER 1914


And this memorial on a grave:

for 37 years vicar of this parish
died 17th June 1935 aged 77
of your charity pray for him
Robert David Russlell Cowan, Priest
and his wife
Catherine Florence
who died April 18th 1941 aged 82
also his son Denys
Killed in a London Air Raid March 11th 1941
aged 57

Last modified 17 November 1999