Worcestershire | Cropthorne | War Memorial
| St. Michael, Cropthorne Ordnance Survey reference: SP 000452 War Memorial |
Two bronze plaques mounted on the base of the old churchyard cross, facing
the road.
The Great War 1914-1919
Cropthorne Roll of Honour Erected by this grateful village to commemorate
the names of its faithful sons who fought for England and liberty
Signlr. W. Capener 1st Glos. Regt. 1914
Gunr. G. Mole R.F.A. 1914
Pte. L.E. Corbett 1st Grenadier Gds. 1915
Pte. W. Ireland 1st Worc. Regt. 1915
Pte. W.J.Bott 9th Worc. Regt. 1915
Cpt. H.Lewis 3rd Worc. Regt. 1916
Pte. F.R.Harris 3rd Worc. Reg. 1916
Sergt. E.H.Hyde 9th Worc. Reg. 1916
Pte. A.W.Taylor 3rd Worc. Reg. 1916
Gunr. W.G. Hyde R.G.A. 1917
Pte. G.W. Forrester 1/8th Worcs. Regt. 1917
Coy. Sergt. Maj. F.E.Forrester 1st Worcs. Regt. 1918
“Their Name liveth for evermore”
1939-1945
IRW Parltow L.A.C. Royal Air Force
SC Ray Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force
GAJ Taylor, Sergeant, Royal Armoured Corps
H Watson, Marine, Royal Navy
Inside the church, by the door is this wooden plaque:
Sacred to the memory of
Burnett Gilroy Gardner
2nd Lieut Royal Engineers
who died from wounds
received in action near Ypres
on 7 May 1915
aged 31 years
And a framed parchment Roll of Honour:
Roll of Honour
In Glorious Memory
of the men of Cropthorne
who gave their lives in the wars
1914 - 1918
W.J. Bott Private Worcestershire Regiment
W. Capener Sergeant Gloucestershire Regiment
J.E Corbett Private Grenadier Guards
F.E. Forrester CSM Worcestershire Regiment
G.W. Forrester Private Worcestershire Regiment
F.R. Harris Private Worcestershire Regiment
E. Hyde Sergeant Worcestershire Regiment
W.G. Hyde Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery
W. Ireland Private Worcestershire regiment
H. Lewis Corporal Worcestershire Regiment
G. Mole Gunner Royal Field Artillery
A.W. Taylor Private Worcestershire Regiment
1939-1945
I.R.W. Partlow L.A.C. Royal Air Force
S.C. Ray Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force
G.A.J. Taylor Sergeant Royal Armoured Corps
H. Watson Marine Royal Navy
Requiescant in Pace
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This Brass is erected by Lt Colonel W. Holland Worcestershire Regt In Memory of Private Thomas Forrester 2nd Worcestershire Regt Who laid down his life for his country at Newcastle S. Africa March 13th 1901 | Note: The 1904 Pershore almanac records that this brass tablet was erected on 12th January, 1903 |
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In memory of Daniel Tarplee, Corporal Royal Field Artillery who served through the Boer War 1899-1901, and died at Cropthorne Jany 12th 1904 from illness contracted During the Siege of Ladysmith |
Note: The 1905 Pershore almanac has this entry: 17 January 1904 – Corporal David Tarplee, who died from the effects of the hardships experienced during the South African campaign, was buried with military honours at Cropthorne |
A Wooden panel by the organ:
1914 1918
List of men from Cropthorne
who
served
during the Great War
Barrow. A.G Forrester A.A. Mole G.
Barrow W.G. Forrester A.J Oxenham H.H.
Barrow S.F Gradwell J.S. Pitaway C.
Birch J. Guise C. Plant T.
Bott W.J. Guise J. Pomeroy F.
Bourton G.O. Guise W. Price A.
Brookes R.A. Harris A.G. Price A.
Brookes A.E. Harris F.R. Price A.
Capener W. Hopkins E.R. Price H.V.
Churchley W.D. Houghton J.E. Price R.
Corbett W.W. Hyde A.T Reade W.
Corbett J.E. Hyde W.G. Saunders G.
Cropper J. Hyde E.H. Stafford J.S.
Cropper S. Hughes W. Stock H.
Cropper D. Ireland W. Sykes C.H.
Dingley E.J. Ireland C. Tarplee E.
Forrester A.R. Lewis J.H. Taylor C.A.
Forrester H.A. Malings F.A. Taylor G.
Forrester G.W. Meakins J.R. Taylor A.W.
Forrester H.J. Meakins H.B. Thorne O.T.
Forrester W.H. Miles G. Wilkinson H.E.
Forrester F.R. Millington A. Wilson G.
And another brass plaque:
The Clock in this tower
was subscribed for by
the inhabitants of Cropthorne
in grateful memory of the 12 men who
gave their lives for their country
in the Great War 1914-1918
“To teach us to number our days”
Three military headstones in the churchyard:
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1688215 GUNNER W J M ORROW ROYAL ARTILLERY 17TH APRIL 1941 AGE 22 MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
5252733 PRIVATE M J G MORGAN THE WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT 14TH DECEMBER 1941 AGE 19 “MAKE HIM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS” |
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EX/4670 MARINE H WATSON ROYAL MARINES 26TH AUGUST 1940 AGE 23 |
This grave is the “bed of gravel” style:#, with inscriptions along the
retainiing walls
back:
ASLEEP IN CHRIST
right:
ARTHUR W. IRELAND AT REST FEB 3RD 1941 AGED 82
front:
PTE. WILLIAM IRELAND
WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY
FEB. 1ST 1915, AGE 18
left:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELIZABETH IRELAND AT REST MARCH 1ST 1940 AGED 79
Concerning this last grave: I came across this paragraph in the Evesham Journal for 20 February 1915:
KILLED IN ACTION.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ireland, of Cropthorne, have received news from the War
Office that their son, Pte. William Ireland, was killed in action on February 1, Pte. Ireland joined Lord Kitchener’s Army last August. With others, after a short stay at Norton, he was sent to Cornwall and Devonport for training, but shortly afterwards went to France with the 1st Worcesters. He was a member of the Cropthorne Boy Scouts, and a memorial service is being held in Cropthorne church in commemoration of his membership in this movement.
Last modified 21 July 2002