Worcestershire | Wyre Piddle | War Memorials
Inside the church. A framed paper listing:
| IN HONOURED MEMORY of the men of the Parish of Wyre Piddle who gave their lives in the wars 1914-18 and 1939-45 Joseph Andrews Albert Bradley Ernest Bradley Frederick Hancock Harold Rose Critchley Smith Charles Sollis Bentley Wagstaff Clarence Attwood Harvey Haines Richard Huband Patrick Phipps Ronald Pinchin GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS: THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. |
Boer War memorial:
A brass plaque in the church
| IN MEMORY OF CORPL A.P. HODGETTS I.Y. AND CORPL A.J. HANDS S.A.C. OF THIS VILLAGE WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN S. AFRICA DURING THE BOER WAR THIS TABLET IS PLACED BY FRIENDS AND PARISHIONERS, A.D. 1902 DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI |
Background information on the Boer War memorial:
From the 1902 Pershore almanac:
11 November 1900 – Memorial service at Wyre church for Corporal Hodgetts,
Yeoman, who died in South Africa, from enteric fever
1 January 1901 – Mr A.J. Hands, Wyre, departed for South Africa as a member
of General Baden Powell’s South African Police
3 July 1901 – Death of Corporal A.J.Hands of the 8th regiment S. African Constabulary
1903 Pershore almanac:
28 September 1902 – At Wyre Church a brass tablet was dedicated in memory of
Corporal Hodgetts and Corporal Hands, who volunteered for South Africa, and
died there.
In the churchyard:
| In loving memory of CHARLES ERNEST HAINES died 14th August 1940 aged 59 years Also his wife MARY ANN died 9th March 1983 aged 102 years and their son HARVEY CYRIL Killed in action 18th August 1944 aged 24 years | IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH ANN ATTWOOD WIFE OF WILLIAM HENRY ATTWOOD DIED JUNE 14H 1948 AGED 55 ALSO IN MEMORY OF THEIR BELOVED SON CLARENCE K.I.A. NOV 30TH 1944, AGED 19 AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF REGINALD HENRY COOMBE R.N. DIED MARCH 7TH 1974 AGED 52 ALSO TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF EUNICE ISOBEL COOMBE DIED APRIL 19TH 1983 AGED 60 WHICH WE HAVE LOVED AND LOST AWHILE |
| In loving memory of Joseph, the beloved son of John & Elizabeth Andrews of this parish who was wounded in Palestine and died Mar 13 1918 aged 24 also of Lilian Sarah his sister who died June 3 1918, aged 13 years “He shall gather the lamb with his arms and carry them in his bosom” | A bronze plaque on a family plot: IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF PATRICK JOHN PHIPPS 295 SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE KILLED IN ACTION 19TH MAY 1943 AGED 25 YEARS |
Roadside War Memorial
Ordnance Survey reference : SO 954475
This memorial is a stone column in front of the village hall.
| Left side of column: W.H. Attwood, P.W. Attwood, S.K. Attwood, H.C. Bradley, W.G. Bradley, E.C. Byrd, C.F. Cole, G.W. Camden, R.W. Camden, C.S. Choules, D. Choules, L. Choules, R. Goddard. | Front of column: In grateful memory and to the honour and glory of all the men of Wyre, who served and suffered for their country in the Great War 1914-1918 The Fallen J. Andrews, A.H. Bradley, E.W. Bradley, F.M. Hancock, H.T. Rose, C.R. Sollis, J.C. Smith, J.B. Wagstaffe. To the memory of those, who eager at their country’s call, strong, undismayed surrendered all | Right side of column: W. Goddard, H Hall, A.J. Holder, F.H. Longland, W. Nicklin, E.W. Nicklin, H Phipps, J. Partington, J. Pinchin, R.H. Rose, H. Sollis, F.H. Shepherd, S. Tinson, W.J. Winkett. |
At the base of the column:
| Also of C.S. Attwood H.C. Haines P.J. Phipps R. Pinchin Who fell in the World War 1939-1945 A newer inscription added below this: H. Stevens Remembered 1995 |
Notes:
- Joseph Andrews, Ernest Bradley, and Harold Rose are also listed on the Pinvin memorial.
- Of the WW I dead, Albert Bradley, J. Critchley Smith,
Charles Sollis and J. Bentley Wagstaffe are also listed on the
memorial in Fladbury churchyard; Critchley Smith came from Pershore and is also listed on the Abbey war memorial. - All four WW II casualties appear in the names on the roadside memorial in Fladbury, and Patrick Phipps is also listed on the Pinvin memorial. In addition, as an old boy of Worcester Grammar School, he is listed on the Grammar School Memorial
Last modified 7 July 2001