Gloucestershire | Chipping Campden | War Memorials
| Chipping Campden War Memorial Ordnance Survey reference: SP 151391 |
A large cross in the square on an octagonal base, with text on each of the
eight base panels. It was unveiled on 9th January 1921. The memorial was designed by F.L. Griggs (who also designed a number of other local memorials). His son, John Ceolfrid Griggs, is listed in the WW II dead.
Going anticlockwise from the face which is logically the “front”
we have the following sets of inscriptions:
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ERECTED AD 1929
1914 B.H. NEVE R. TRACY H.D. ASHWIN W. BEAVINGTON 1915 F. HOWELL H. TRACY G. ELLIS |
TO THE MEMORY
1915 A. HATHAWAY W.C. HEDGES T. SMITH C. HEDGES 1916 J.G. DUNN F.R. OSBORNE C.P.S. MORRIS |
OF THE MEN OF
1916 T. PLESTED T. BRICKNELL W.H. BRAIN G.E. BENNETT C.T. BRAIN R.L. BINNS F.J. CALLAWAY F. WILLIAMS |
THIS TOWN WHO
1916 G, HAYDON T.H. PAYNE F. JAMES O. SMITH 1917 L.H. HANDS F.W. MERRIMAN G.C KEELEY |
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DIED FOR THEIR
1917 T. KEELEY F.G. ROBERTS J. DYDE J.H. DYDE W. BYRD J. JAMES 1918 R.T.M. NOEL |
COUNTRY & ITS
1918 F.A. GIBBINS H. JAMES J. TRINDER W.R. WILLIAMS R. BENNETT F.R. PAYNE G.E. JAMES H.C. BAKER R.L. GRIFFIN |
CAUSE IN THE
1918 E.M. MERRIMAN E. FISHER W.H. GRIFFIN R.H. WILLIAMS O. BRUCE E. BENNETT W.H. HARRIS J.L. COX A.W. JAMES |
WAR OF 1914-18
1918 A.C. JEFFREY W.A. WALTON W.C. KEEN J.A. HOWELL 1919 J.G. WHATCOTT C.J. BRUCE A.H.F. KEEN W.E. GRIFFIN |
On a wall facing the WW I Memorial is a panel with this text:
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TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945 REPTON BENNETT, VICTOR BRUNDLE FRED CROSS, GORDON FREEMAN JOHN CEOLFRID GRIGGS, JOSEPH HADLEY, CYRIL HARRIS, BRYAN JAMES, ALEC KEELEY, ROBERT PARSONS, DAVID PEMBERTON, NORMAN HENRY POWELL, WILLIAM TEMPLE, RONALD TROLLOPE, ALEXANDER WILSON, JOHN WILSON DONALD KEELEY, ROY KEELEY TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WORLD WAR II “LEST WE FORGET” 1945 1995 |
St James’ church
Ordnance Survey reference: SP 155394
A wooden triptych panel in the north aisle of the church. The three panels
are:
Left:
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AD 1914 Basil H Neve Sept 5 Richard Tracey Nov 9 Harold Ashwin Nov 14 W Beavington Nov 25 AD 1915 Harry Tracey Mar 10 Gordon Ellis May 24 A Hathaway Aug 7 Willm Hedges Sep 25 Tom Smith Sep 25 Chars. Hedges Oct 8 AD 1916 John G Dunn Feb 16 F.R. Osborne May 4 Philp. S. Morris June 6 Tom Plested July 4 T Bricknell July Grant them Lord Eternal Rest A people that jeoparded their lives unto death on the high places of the field |
Centre:
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William Brain July Charles Brain July 28 George Bennett July 28 Fredk Callaway Aug 4 Frank Williams Aug 18th Gilbert Haydon Aug 27 Thomas H Payne Sept 10 Frank James Sept 16 AD 1917 Leslie Hands March 4 Francis Merriman April 12 George C Keeley May 8 C. Jack Forster July 21 Thomas K Keeley Aug 19 Fredck Roberts Sept 24 John Dyde Oct 4 |
Henry Dyde Oct 26 William Byrd Nov 1 James James Dec 2 AD 1918 Frederick Gibbins March Walter Williams March 27 Richard Bennett April 5 Frank Boulter April 12 Fredk R Payne May 30 George James June 3 Harry Baker June 15 Mark Merriman June 16 Edgar Fisher June 28 W. Harry Griffin June 28 Oscar Bruce July 19 Ernest Bennett Aug 1 |
Right:
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Roll of Honour William Harris Sep 13 John Lenx Cox Sept 19 Alexdr Jeffrey Oct 20 Willm Walton Oct 23 Charles Keen Dec 1 1915 Frank Howell Feb 9 1916 Owen Smith Oct 7 1918 Robert Noel Feb 2 Henry James Mar 22 James Trinder Mar 22 Richrd Williams July 10 Albert Howell Dec 2 1919 Joseph Whatcott Feb 19 Charles Bruce April 3 Arthur Keen Dec 27 Grant them Lord Eternal Rest We give thanks to GOD always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers |
A later addition on a panel beneath the centre panel:
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1939-1945 Alexander Wilson |
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Repton Bennett Fredck Cross John Griggs Cyril Harris Roy Keeley John Wilson Robert Parsons Ronald Trollope Victor Brundle Gordon Freeman Joseph Hadley Brian James Donald Keeley Alec Keeley Norman Powell William Temple |
In addition, there is a glass-topped case holding the 1914-198 Book of
Remembrance, compiled by Miss Josephine Griffiths in 1923. On a table nearby,
is a printout, one soldier per page, of a database compiled by John Macartney, listing all those who served that are known to him or Paul Hughes. [see also
Note 2 at the end of this page]
A metal plate on the wall:
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In Humble Submission to the Will of GOD This Tablet is placed to the Memory of BASIL HOVANDEN NEVE R.N. Youngest son of Julius R. And Isabelle E. Neve of this Town who lost his life on HMS Pathfinder when that Ship was torpedoed by a German Submarine off St Abbs Head in the North Sea September 5th 1914 age 39 FOR KING FOR COUNTRY |
Graves in the churchyard:
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9432 LANCE CPL F HOWELL SOUTH WALES BORDERERS 9TH FEBRUARY 1915 |
15144 PRIVATE GEORGE ENOCH JAMES GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT 3RD JUNE 1918 AGE 24 ALSO IN MEMORY OF 241706 PTE HARRY JAMES 23RD MARCH 1918 REPORTED MISSING |
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225766 GUNNER J. G. WHATCOTT ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY 17TH FEBRUARY 1919 AGE 23 NEVER FORGOTTEN |
103465 PRIVATE W.E HARRIS MACHINE GUN CORPS (INF) 13TH AUGUST 1918 AGE 30 AT REST |
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M2/099871 C. OMR. SERJT. J.A. HOWELL ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS 2ND DECEMBER 1918 AGE 41 UNTIL THE DAY DAWN |
A.H.F. KEEN OFFRS. STEWARD 1ST RN 363448 HMS “IMPREGNABLE” 27TH DECEMBER 1919 AGE 34 MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
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2240 PRIVATE CHARLES JOHN BRUCE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT 3RD APRIL 1919 AGE 37 ALSO IN MEMORY OF PRIVATE O BRUCE KILLED IN ACTION 19TH JULY 1918 |
7335 PRIVATE F MERRIMAN WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT 12TH APRIL 1917 AGE 32 AT REST |
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1396063 SERGEANT N.H. POWELL AIR BOMBER ROYAL AIR FORCE 28TH APRIL 1944 AGE 26 HE FEARED DEATH SO LITTLE BECAUSE HE FEARED GOD SO MUCH |
Chipping Campden School
Ordnance Survey reference: SP 155397
This memorial was formerly in the old grammar school in the high street, and is now in the hall of the new school.
| IN MEMORY OF |
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ARKELL COLDICOTT CHARLES COLDICOTT ERNEST CRISP JACK DUNN LESLIE HANDS GILBERT HAYDON CHARLES HERBERT VICTOR HYATT JOHN MIDGLEY BASIL NEVE RAYWOOD OSBORNE FREDERICK ROBERTS |
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GREAT WAR 1914-1918 |
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PETER BOLTER THOMAS CATCHPOLE TIMOTHY CLIFFORD WILLIAM DEE RICHARD FOSTER JOHN FOWLER FRANK GIBBS JAMES HARRIS FINLAY HEARN JOHN HILL ROY JACCARD DONALD JUPP DOUGLAS LANGHAM FRANCIS LANGSTON GEORGE LIVERSIDGE GEORGE NEWMAN GEORGE PETERS HAMILTON VETCH |
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FREDERICK WALKER WORLD WAR 1939-1945 OLD BOYS OF CHIPPING CAMPDEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL LEST WE FORGET |
The Baptist Chapel
Ordnance Survey reference: SP 150391
A chair with this carved in it:
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IN HONOURED MEMORY OF ERNEST BENNETT GEORGE EDWIN BENNETT RICHARD BENNETT ALGERNON HATHAWAY CHARLES HEDGES GEORGE CHARLES KEELEY WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 |
St Catharine’s church (Catholic)
Ordnance Survey reference: SP 149391
A framed parchment in the church:
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Pray for the souls of those of this Parish of Saint Catharine Chipping Campden or those connected with it who gave their lives for God, King and Country 1914-1918 |
| Lieut. Archibald W Douglas-DickScots Guards 11 Nov 1914 Private Harold Ashwin 2nd Bn South Lancs. Regt. 14 Nov 1914 2nd Lieut Alastair Chisholm 11th Bn Royal Scots 25 Sep 1915 2nd Lieut Geoffrey Lynch-Staunton 13th Hussars 5 Mar 1916 Private Charles L King 3rd Gloucestershire Regt 3 Apr 1916 2nd Lieut Raymond L Binns 3rd Bn Yorkshire regt 19 Jul 1916 Sergeant Thomas Payne Grenadier Guards 12 Sep 1916 Rifleman Frank James Kings Royal Rifles 17 Sep 1916 Private John Galloway Royal Marine Artillery 12 Nov 1916 Private Frank Merriman 2nd Worcestershire Regt. 12 Apr 1917 Private John Dyde 1st Warwickshire Regt 4 Oct 1917 Private Henry Dyde Royal Naval Division 22 Oct 1917 Capt The Hon E T Noel Royal Fusiliers 2 Feb 1918 Gunner Frederick Payne Royal Garrison Artillery 30 May 1918 Lance Corporal Mark Merriman 1st/6th Gloucestershire Regt 16 Jun 1918 Lance Corporal Oscar Bruce 1st/5th Gloucestershire Regt 19 Jul 1918 Private Charles John Bruce 1st Gloucestershire Regt 3 Apr 1919 |
| 1939-1945 |
| Lieut John Ceolfrid Griggs May 1944 Capt. Francis H ffrench DAVIS Royal Army Service Corps Jun 1944 Capt. Vincent T MEANEY Jul 1944 Lieut. Timothy E DEVAS Royal Artillery Jul 1944 |
| Requiescant in pace |
St Catherine’s cemetery
Ordnance Survey reference: SP 148392
A CWGC headstone:
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FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R.S. MCTAVISH ROYAL AIR FORCE 25TH AUGUST 1954 – AGE 30 CALLED TO HIGHER SERVICE R.I.P. |
And this gravestone:
PRAY FOR
THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL DOUGLAS DICK
OF PITKERRO
BRIGADIER-GENERAL C.B. C.M.G.
BORN JULY 24TH 1847 – DIED SEPTEMBER 5TH 1927
FORTIFIED WITH THE RITES OF HOLY CHURCH
AND
HIS ONLY SON
ARCHIBALD WILLIAM DOUGLAS DICK
LIEUTENANT SCOTS GUARDS
BORN OCTOBER 27TH 1889 – MISSING & BELIEVED
KILLED AT VIEDHOOK ON NOVEMBER 11TH 1914
ON WHOSE DEAR SONS
SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY
Notes
1. Local History Magazine printed a 4 page illustrated article about
Campden’s Book of Remembrance in the January/February 1998 issue. Reprints of
this article are available in St James’ church.
Local History magazine’s website is here, but it doesn’t have the article online. Paul R. Hughes is writing a book on the history of Campden in World War I.
If you have information on a Campden man who served in the Great War, he would
like to hear from you. (Email to: prh@tbshs.demon.co.uk) Paul Hughes has pointed out that William Charles HEDGES appears on a
number of memorials in the local area. Besides the memorials listed above,
he is also listed on the Aston sub Edge and
Mickleton memorials. He had worked for the Earl
of Harrowby at Sandon (Staffs.), and his name also appears on the memorial for the Sandon estate. There is also an individual memorial to Francis Osborne in Blockley church.
Ernest Crisp, listed as an old boy of the Grammar School, actually
came from Evesham. There is a memorial plaque to him in the church
of St. Lawrence, Evesham and on the Evesham Abbey Park Memorial Donald Jupp, listed on the grammar school memorial, was a native of
Bledington, Oxfordshire, and his name is listed on the war memorial in that village. He is
also listed on the memorial at Lee on Solent, commemorating those of the Fleet
Air Arm with no known graves. [source: Evesham Journal, 13 April 2000,
reporting the publication of the Bledington Book of Honours].
Andy Allanson-Parsons’ website has a collection of photographs of Oxfordshire war memorials, and other material at http://www.wargunner.co.uk, and this includes a photograph of the Bledington War Memorial[this page is within a frame, so to get to the remainder of the site other than war memorials, use the first link listed]
GENUKI’s Chipping Campden Page
Last modified 21 September 2000