Worcestershire | Grimley | War Memorial
| St Bartholemew’s, Grimley Ordnance Survey reference: SO 836607 War Memorial | Contents |
A marble tablet inside the church, just by the door:
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This tablet is erected by the parishioners of Grimley to the lasting memory of men of the parish who sacrificed their lives in the Great War 1914-1918 |
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Akerman, Francis Archer, Charles Genever, Frederick Green, Roland Green, Percy V Gwin, William Gwin, Ralph Hughes, William B. Jones, John Lewis, Henry Mann, Robert Martin, Alfred Matthews, Herbert J Moule, Frederick Price, Frank Rogers, William Southwick, Herbert Tyler, George Warren, Robert A. Williams, William J. |
| “Their name liveth for Evermore” – Ecclus.XLIV.14 |
Note: Robert Warren was an old boy of Worcester Grammar School, and his name appears on the school memorial
A small, black stone tablet below this:
1939-1945
JACK JONES
JOHN LEWIS
In the churchyard, these headstones:
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P/15218 LANCE CPL. A. JUKES MILITARY POLICE CORPS 10TH JUNE 1920 |
262595 SAPPER G. SCARLETT ROYAL ENGINEERS 25TH MAY 1917 |
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10496 PRIVATE J. HOOPER WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT 2ND APRIL 1921 AGE 32 AT REST |
5257039 PRIVATE W.T. JUKES THE WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT 3RD DECEMBER 1941 AGE 28 THY WILL BE DONE |
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14300611 GUNNER R.L. SMITH ROYAL DEVON YEOMANRY ARTILLERY 1ST JULY 1947 TOO GOOD IN LIFE TO BE FORGOTTEN IN DEATH HE NOW DESERVES ETERNAL REST |
Note: The official history “The Worcester Regiment 1922-1950”
lists Private W.T Jukes‘ death as the 4th December..
Last modified 6 November 2000