Warwickshire | Halford | War Memorials
Framed paper, hanging in the church:
| For King and Country Names of those from Holford Parish, who voluntarily served with the British Forces by Land and Sea during the Great War “Their country called: They answered: We honour them” NAMERegiment B. WILLIAMS13th Hussars. F.M. FREAKERoyal Field Artillery. H.P. SNOWDEN5th Gloucesters. S.J. WHITERoyal Navy. W. BEEVERSSouth Notts Hussars. F. BRADLEYSection B, Army Reserve E. BROOKESCanadian Field Artillery H. BROOKESMotor Section, Army Service Corps A. GARDNERSection B, Army Reserve LEONARD HEMMINGSSection B, Army Reserve A. MILLSSection B, Army Reserve J. MILLSSection B, Army Reserve F.G. SOUTHAMMotor Section, Army Service Corps H. SOUTHAMSection B, Army Reserve T.H. TRENTHAM9th Warwicks J. TRENTHAMSection B, Army Reserve H. WhiteQueen Victoria’s Rifles |
A memorial in the church:
| THE DEAD SHALL BE RAISED INCORRUPTIBLE AND WE SHALL BE CHANGED 1 COR XV 25 IN MEMORY OF CHARLES WADE CRUMP LIEUTENANT OF ARTILLERY IN THE MADRAS ARMY AND MAJOR OF BRIGADE UNDER GENL. DIR HY. LOVELOCK K.C.B. HE WAS KILLED AT LUCKNOW IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A DANGEROUS SERVICE 26TH SEPTEMBER 1857 AGED 32 YEARS HE MARIED 10TH DECEMBER 1856 AUGUSTA DAUGHTER OF NATAHNIEL KEMP ESQRE ALSO OF JOHN ROBERT CRUMP WHO DIED OF CHOLERA 17TH SEPTER 1854 AGED 24 YEARS, THE ABOVE WERE THE ONLY SONS OF CHARRS. COLLINS CRUMP B.A. RECTOR OF HOLFORD AND SARAH HIS WIFE DAUGHTER WADE BROWN ESQRE. |
A memorial stone in the churchyard wall, just by the churchyard gate:
| REMEMBER WITH GRATITUDE THE MEN WHO WENT FROM THIS PARISH TO SERVE THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE WAR OF 1914-1918 AND PARTICULARLY LIEUTENANT JOHN HEMMING OF THE ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT WHO WAS KILLED IN FLANDERS ON SEPTEMBER 24TH 1917 GIVE PEACE IN OUR TIME O LORD |
And this memorial stone in the churchyard:
| Brother of Claire and Lady Freake and of Veronica von Clemm much beloved and sorely missed In memory of Capt. H.J. Bunt Green A soldier of the warwickshire Yeomanry, he fought in the Battle of El Alemein where he sustained wounds which he bore with dignity throughout his life by his famiy and friends Born in Yokohama Japan 1908 Died at Broadwell Glos. 1990 |
Last modified 16 August 2000