St James, Birlingham Ordnance Survey reference: SO 932431 War Memorial

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To the Glory of God and in Memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives in the war 1914-1918

Alfred Baylis
John L. Clarke
James Godfrey
Harold Gwynn
Ralph Knight
Reginald Knight
Francis V Mence
Alfred Taylor
Alfred R Weatherstone

1939-45
Harry B Windows
Arthur Pring

                  To the Glory of God 
      and in grateful remembrance of the Men of the 
                 VILLAGE of BIRLINGHAM 
   Who served their Country during the Great War 1914-1918 
          and also in tender memory of those who 
                  gave their lives. 
                  KILLED IN ACTION 
"Make them to be numbered with Thy Saints in Glory Everlasting" 
BAYLIS, Alfred           Private    2nd Worcestershire Regt.
CLARKE, John L           Private    2nd Worcestershire Regt.
GODFREY, James           Private    4th Worcestershire Regt.
GWYNN, Harold            Private    11th Worcestershire Regt.
KNIGHT, Ralph            Private    Grenadier Guards
KNIGHT, Reginald         Private    8th Worcestershire Regt.
MENCE, Francis V         Private    2nd Worcestershire Regt.
TAYLOR, Alfred           Private    4th Worcestershire Regt.
WEATHERSTONE, Alfred E   Trooper    Worcestershire Yeomanry
                  SAW ACTIVE SERVICE
  "These are they which came out of great tribulation"
ABBOTS, Harry            Signaller  3rd Worcestershire Regt.
ADDISON, William         Private    2nd Worcestershire Regt.
ALLARD, Richard Victor   Private    4th Worcestershire Regt.
BATEMAN, Arthur Ernest   Private    Royal Berkshire Regt.
BATEMAN, Frederick       Private    1/7th Worcestershire Regt.
BATEMAN, Samuel          Private    2nd Worcestershire Regt.
BEASLEY, Frederick       Corporal   Royal Army Medical Corps
BLOOMFIELD, Olaf         Corporal   Royal Army Service Corps
CHALLEN, Arthur          Cavalry Division  Canadian Contingent
CHECKETTS, Francis       Colonel    2/8th Worcestershire Regt.
CLARKE, Francis          Private    4th Worcestershire Regt.
COOPER, Wilson John      Gunner     Royal Field Artillery
CROOK, Ernest            Rifleman   King's Royal Rifles
DOWNS, C                 Private    Royal Army Medical Corps
FRITH, Louis             Private    Royal Army Service Corps
HARRINGTON, William E.L. Private    Royal Engineers
KNIGHT, Arthur           Sergeant   3rd Worcestershire Regt.
KNIGHT, Herbert          Private    Grenadier Guards
PORTER, Henry Colin Mansel Lieut. Colonel  Rifle Brigade
PORTER, John Mansell     Lieut.     Royal Navy
POTTER, Bertie           Private    3rd Worcestershire Regt.
QUARRELL, Charles        Private    4th Worcestershire Regt.
QUARRELL, William        Driver     Royal Field Artillery
REDDING, A.G.            Sergeant   Army Veterinary Corps
REDDING, Francis         Gunner     Royal Garrison Artillery
REDDING, Henry           Private    Worcestershire Regiment
RIMELL, John             Private    Army Veterinary Corps
SHARP, R.H.              Captain    Royal Flying Corps
SMITH, Melville George   Gunner     Royal Field Artillery
SUMMERS, Ernest          Private    3rd Devonshire Regiment
TAYLOR, W.H.             Major      Royal Field Artillery
TAYLOR, Thomas           Private    Royal Army Service Corps
TAYLOR, James            Gunner     Royal Garrison Artillery
TREHERNE, John Henry     Private    Royal Army Service Corps 
WITTS, Charles           Private    Royal Berkshire Regiment
WILLIAMS, H              Stoker     Royal Navy
WOOD, Charles Harry      Private    8th Worcestershire Regt.
WALDWYN, Walter Thomas   Gunner     Royal Field Artillery

Beside it, another framed list:

        ROLL OF SERVICE
Addison, William    R.A.F. (prisoner)
Addison, James      London Irish
Addison, Thomas     R.A.F.
Ayliffe, Harry      8th Irish Hussars
Bartlett, John      Army Ordnance Corps
Bennett, Alfred     R. Navy Commando
Burton, Victor      R. Corps of Signals
Camm, William       R. Berkshire Regiment
Carey, Clarence     R.A.M.C.
Clarke, Albert      Royal Navy
Clarke, Frank       R.A.C.C.
Collins, Leslie     Worcestershire Regiment
Cotterell, Cyril    Worcestershire Regiment
Hall, James         Royal Artillery
Harrell, Joseph     R.A.F.
Howell, Raymond     Warwickshire Regiment
Little, Roderick    R.A.F.
Paggett, William    Worcestershire Regiment
Porter, Henry       60th Rifles
Porter, Thomas      Royal Navy
Pring, Arthur       Worcestershire Regiment (killed in action)
Summers, George     Worcestershire Regiment
Taylor, William R   Worcestershire Yeomanry
Warton, George      The Green Howards
Williams, Benjamin  Gloucestershire Regiment
Williams, Bert.     Gloucestershire Regiment
Williams, Harry     Worcestershire Regiment
Williams, Basil     Royal Navy
Windows, Bernard    R. Engineers (killed in action)
Wood, Charles       Royal Artillery
Wood, Walter        Royal Marines

Bennett, Elsie      W.A.D.F.
Hough, Olive        A.T.S.
Peggett, Florence   A.T.S.
Rowley, Ruth        W.R.N.S.
Rigby, June         A.T.S.
Williams, Ruth      A.T.S.
Williams, Cicely    W.R.N.S.

We also remember with gratitude 30 men of the 
Home Guard, the men and women in the Civil Defence 
Corps, and those who worked on the land, who 
served their country well.

Finally, a brass plaque on the wall:

The World War 1939-1945 In grateful memory of Arthur William Pring and Henry Bernard Windows who died in active service And with thankfulness to God for the men and women of this village who returned safe home