Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Basingstoke
Town
Bramley
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21116

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Current location

ST JAMES CHURCH
Silchester Rd
Bramley
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG26 5DQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 650 590
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Three wall mounted wooden boards. Upper board for WWI, with carved lettering. Board for WWII mounted beneath WWI board, with carved lettering in gold. Board to Afghanistan casualty attached with hooks beneath WWII board, lettering carved in gold.
Inscription
Upper board: BRAMLEY/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1919/ (NAMES)/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF LT-COL HAROLD THOMAS BELCHER D.S.O. R.F.A./ KILLED IN ACTION NEAR YPRES 8TH JULY 1917 /OF MAJOR RAYMOND DOUGLAS BELCHER D.S.O. M.C. R.F.A./ DIED OF AT LE-TREPORT 7TH DECEMBER 1917/ AND CAPTAIN GORDON BELCHER M.C. CANTAB: ROYAL BERKS REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION AT FESTUBERT 10TH MAY 1915./ SONS OF THE REV T. HAYES BELCHER/ VICAR OF THIS PARISH/ FOR FREEDOM AND FOR HONOUR Middle board: 1939-1945/ (NAMES) Lower board: AFGHANISTAN 2008/ P. COWTON P.T.E. 2 PARA
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Belcher, Gordon
Belcher, Harold Thomas
Belcher, Raymond Douglas
Claridge, Fred
Cowton, P
Dredge, Horace
Hoddinott, Cecil
Hopkins, Walter
Hunt, Herbert
Illingworth, R S
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Afghanistan (2001-2014)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • www.hampshirewarmemorials.com/HantsStart1.htm

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