Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Stratford On Avon
Town
Whitchurch
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
91211

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Current location

St Mary's church
Whitchurch
Stratford On Avon
Warwickshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 220 480
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
White stone tablet on light grey slate backboard, wall mounted, rounded top with engraved figure for St George slaying a dragon, list of names for WW1, below is a later addition of a white stone tablet on dark grey slate backboard for WW2, engraved with the winged eagle symbol of the RAF.
Inscription
Upper: IN / HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / (names) / AND OF ALL / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR JUSTICE AND RIGHT / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 -1918 / R.I.P. Lower: 1939 - (RAF Shield) - 1940 / (name) / MISSING FROM AIR OPERATIONS / MARCH 3rd 1945 / R.I.P.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baldwin, James
Churchill, Frederick
Garrett, John
George, Frederick
Horseman, Albert
James, John Milton
James, William Leslie
Ward, John William
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: name, date of death,
    Order of information: name, date of death,
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: name, date of death,
    Order of information: name, date of death,
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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