St Peter's Church

Within St Peter's Church is an eight panelled oak screen with doorway and a stone tablet describing the screen and dedicating it to those who gave theirs lives in the Great War.

"This screen is erected
In loving and grateful
memory of the Men from
this parish who gave their
lives in the Great War
1914-1918
Also as a thankoffering for
deliverance from our enemies"
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William BASSON. 32616. Driver. 75th Field Coy, Royal Engineers. Died 04 Nov 1918. Age 25. Villers-Pol Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
William BLUNDELL. 26061. Lance Corporal. 2nd Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regt. Died 01 Sep 1918. Age 20. Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece.
Alfred Claude DINGLEY. Captain 7th Bn. North Staffordshire Regt. Died 19 Apr 1916. Age 25. Basra Memorial, Iraq.
Frederick James FARLEY. 2822. Lance Corporal. 9th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regt. Died 17 Aug 1915. Age 25. Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Frank FREEMAN. 28218. Private. 9th Bn Gloucestershire Regt. Died 25 Jun 1917. Age 20. Dorian Memorial, Greece.
Ernest HANCOCK. 1573. Private. 2nd Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt. Died 29 Jan 1915. Age 24. Chocques Military Cemetery, France.
Bernard Arthur HARRIS. 199106. Gunner. D Bty, 330th Bge. Royal Field Artillery. Died 24/10/1917. Age 21. Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
Horace Edgar HAWKINS. 26274. Private. 10th Bn Gloucestershire Regt. Died 21 Sep 1916. Heilley Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Herbert HORNBY. 8069. Private. 11th Bn, Royal Warwickshire Regt. Died 20 May 1917. Arras Memorial, France.
Ebenezer Francis HUNT. 769. Private. 2nd Bn Royal Warwickshire regt. Died 12 Apr 1915. Age 28. Le Touret Memorial, France
Francis LIDDELL. 28633 1st Bn Hampshire Regt. Died 22 Apr 1918. Age 18. Loos Memorial, France. Brother of William
William Henry LIDDELL. 32835. Private. 2nd/5th Bn Gloucestershire Regt. Died 05 Dec 1917. Sunken Road Cemetery, Villiers-Ploiuich, France. Brother of Francis.
James Arthur MATTHEWS. 31395. Private. 1/6th Bn Gloucestershire Regt. Died 09 Aug 1917. Age 28. Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.
George Valentine PARRISH. 266961. Lance Corporal. 1/7th Royal Warwickshire Regt. Died 22 Aug 1917. Age 17. Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium.
Albert RICHARDS. 5123. Private. 2nd Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt. Died 17 July 1916. Age 22. Heilley Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, France.
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Henry Harvey SMITH. 8469. Private. 1st Bn Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died 14 Oct 1914. Vauxbuin French National Cemetery, France.
Walter SMITH. 15206. Lance Corporal. 9th Bn. Worcester Regt. Died 07 Jul 1916. Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.
William Jesse Eastbury WILSON. 22883. Corporal. 10th Bn Suffolk Regt. Died 01 Sep 1916. Age 20. Abney Park Cemetery, London.

"Requiescant in Pace
'Let those who come after
see to it that their names
are not forgotten'"
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A second stone tablet has been added dedicated to those who gave their lives in WW2

"In loving and grateful
memory of the following
who gave their lives
in the World War
1939-1945
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Raymond Frank BLUNDELL. 4925155. Lance Corporal. 2nd Bn North Staffordshire regt.Died 30 May 1944. Age 34. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy.
Geoffrey Roger BRYAN. 4042446. Corporal. 2nd Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Died 06 Jun 1944. Age 23. La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, France.
Stanley BURTON. D.F.C. 158541. Flying Officer. R.A.F.V.R. Died 09 Mar 1944. Welford Upon-Avon-Churchyard
Albert John HARRIS. Lieutenant. R.N.V.R. HM Trawler Stella Capella. Died 19 Mar 1942. Age 30. Lowestoft Naval Memorial, Suffolk.
Dennis JOHNSON. 14405715. Private. 8th Parachute Regt. Died 06 Jun 1944. Ranville War Cemetery, France
Robert KERR. 2663454, 3rd bn. Coldstream Guards. Died 25 Jan 1944. Age 33. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy.
Frederick Henry MILLS. 3209036. Trooper. Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) Royal Armoured Corps. Died 07 Oct 1944. Age 25. Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Source

• Text: Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward