Worcestershire | Defford | War Memorial
| St James, Defford Ordnance Survey reference: SO 917432 War Memorial |
A cross in the churchyard:
In memory of
B Potter
G Steptoe
A Dovey
H Locke
C Rice
F J Saunders
L Davis
H Davis
Who served in the Great War
In memory of
C Bell
A Brooks
F Brooks
A Davis
J Downes
T Gould
F Hughes
H James
R Phelps
S.D. Rees
H Rice
F Sherriff
W Taylor
W Wadley
F Watkins
Who fell in the Great War 1914-1919
A brass plate on a wall in the church:
To the Glory of God
In Memory of the men of Defford
who gave their lives
for their country in the
Great War 1914-1919
C. Bell
A. Brooks
F. Brooks
A. Davis
J. Downes
A. Dovey
T. Gould
F. Hughes
H. James
H. Locke
R. Phelps
B. Potter
S.D. Rees
H. Rice
F. Sheriff
R. Sheriff
C. Steptoe
W. Taylor
W. Wadley
F. Watkins
“Their name liveth for evermore”
Defford Graveyard
Ordnance Survey reference: SO 916432
The graveyard is a short distance down the road from the church.
A single military grave:
|
15294 SAPPER G STEPTOE ROYAL ENGINEERS 24TH FEBRUARY 1919 |
The following list, of those from Defford who were currently sering in the
armed forces, was published in the Berrow’s Worcester Journal for October
3rd 1914:
|
h. Abbotts J. Boucher J. Clewer Captain Checketts R. Ewins H. Eales H. Fletcher C. Farley F. Ferris C. Gould |
T. Gould F. Hughes T. Hooper A. Mott B. Potter G. Parkes S. Parkes H. Parker C. Radburn F. Ruck |
R.G. Sheriff J. Stanton E. Simmonds -. Simmonds H. Soley D. Taylor W. Whelton W. Wadley R. Wadley T. Wadley |
Note
The “-. Simmonds” entry above is not due to unreadable microfilm: the original actually listed a dash in place of the original.
Last modified 8 May 2001