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Worcestershire | Kington & Dormston | War Memorial

St James, Kington & Dormston Ordnance Survey reference: SO 991559 War Memorial

This is a framed illuminated manuscript on the wall by the north entrance
of St James, Kington. Some names are marked with a cross – presumably those
who died. I have marked those names with a +

Roll of Honour
For the united Parishes of kington and Dormston
Pro Deo Pro rege Pro Patria
Honour the Brave who counted not their lives dear but answered their country’s call to fight for the cause of Right and Freedom in the Great War 1914-1918

G.T. Bayliss P^te. R.E.

H. Blizzard P^te. 3^rd. Worcs.

A. Bluck P^te. Gren. Guards

W. Bolton P^te. 11^th Worcs.

F. Brassington P^te. M.G.C.

H.B.Brassington P^te. 4^th Worcs.

W.B.Brassington P^te. 4^th. Worcs.

H. Burston P^te. 1^st Life Gds.

G. Chambers Pris^r of War P^te. M.G.C

G. Cockbill P^te. M.G.C

H. Cottrill A.C.2 RAF

A. Day P^te. 1/8^th Worcs.

A. Gull P^te 12^th. D.C.L.I.

A. Holden P^te M.G.C.

+ C. Holden P^te 1/8^th Worcs.

+ T. Holden P^te 1/4^th Worcs.

+ C.F. Newman Lond. Regt.

A.C. Pearce Lieu^t. R.F.A.

+ C.J. Pearce 2 Lieut. M.G.C.

H.W. Pearce Lieut. 3^rd East Surrey Regt.

F.G Sherwood P^te R.A.S.C.

A.I. Small P^te Kings L’pool Regt.

T. Stevens Phr. R.E.

H. Taylor P^te 1/8^th Worcs.

P. Taylor A.C. RAF

E.A. Ward MM Sergt. Worcs.

A Wates P^te R.E.

Note: Pte C.H. Holden and W.T. Holden were brothers, and died within days of one another; there is a wooden plaque dedicated to them in Dormston church.
A third brother (not the A. Holden in the list above) also served in the war, from 1914-1919, coming home unscathed. (This information courtesy of Ray Holden, son of the third brother…)

Last modified 7 March 2002