St. Peter's, Bushley

Ordnance Survey Reference: SO 875344

War Memorial

Contents
This is a large stone tablet on the exterior wall of the church, facing the road.

1914-1919
To the glory of God and in memory of the
men connected with this parish who fell
in the Great War

Pte T. Ball
"" W. Ball
"" H. Bottrell
"" P. Cole
Lt A.W.R. Cowan 73rd. R.H. of Canada
Pte F. Fowler
"" N.W. George
Pte O. Griffin
"" W.C.Hart
"" A.L. Jones
Lt D. Morgan 10th Worcs. Regt
Pte. J.T.Philpot
"" S. Sage
"" G.H. Stone
May They Rest in Peace

Also in thanksgiving for those who served and survived
Pte. A.A. Blake
"" C. Blake
"" C. Bloxham
"" A. Cole
"" W. Cole
L Cpl B.H. Davis
Cpl C.W. Davis
Pte A.E. Day
"" G.R. Foster
"" A.H. Fowler
"" J.S. Fowler
L Cpl W. Fowler
Pte F. George
"" D. Hambling
"" S.J. Hart
"" C.G. Jones
Pte T. Lane
"" D. Maslin
"" A.R. Matty
"" F. Matty
Capt. D.P. Morgan M.C.
Cpl W. Nash
Pte F.W. Neale
"" A. Nicholls
"" C. Nicholls
"" E. Smith
"" H. Sterling
Cpl W. Stone
L. Bomb. H. Tomlinson
Co Sgt Maj. A.H.Walker
L.H. Wilkes E.R.A., R.N.

1939 + 1945
Alfred John Parker Trooper - 3rd Hussars
Cyril Thomas Walker Sapper - Royal Engineers


A roll of honour. Framed paper, in the church:

With Thanksgiving
to God
for the safe return of the men and
women of the parish of Bushley in
the county of Worcester who served
in his Majesty's Forces and Auxiliary
Units during the World War 1939-1945
Raymond BallAble Seaman   Royal Navy
William BarnesGunner   Royal Artillery
Arthur FowlerPrivate  Gloucestershire Regiment
George FowlerDriver   Royal Army Service Corps
Joseph FowlerDriver   Royal Artillery
Percy HartPrivate   Royal Army Service Corps
Wilfred HartL.A.C.   Royal Air Force
Horace JamesGunner   Royal Artillery
Ernest NealeGunner   Royal Artillery
Roy Neale'Bevin Boy'   Mines
Horace PendryBombadier   Royal Artillery
William PendryGunner   Royal Artillery
Norman PittmanL.A.C.   Royal Air Force
John RuddPrivate   Pioneer Corps
Robert SayersL.A.C.   Royal Air Force
Douglas WeeksL.A.C.   Royal Air Force
Harold WeeksCorporal   Royal Air Force
Rachel BonneauW.R.N.  Women's Royal Naval Service
Doris DriscollA.C.W.I.   Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Sheila MorganSection Officer   Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Freda RuslingL.A.C.W.   Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Gladys StarlingL.A.C.W.   Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Christine WoodwardL.A.C.W.   Women's Auxiliary Air Force
And
In Proud and Glorious Memory
of those who gave their lives
Alfred John Parker - Trooper - 3rd Hussars
Cyril Thomas Walker - Sapper - Royal Engineers



A CWGC grave in the churchyard:
12590 PRIVATE
N.W. GEORGE
GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
30TH NOVEMBER 1914

And this memorial on a grave:

for 37 years vicar of this parish
died 17th June 1935 aged 77
of your charity pray for him
Robert David Russlell Cowan, Priest
and his wife
Catherine Florence
who died April 18th 1941 aged 82
also his son Denys
Killed in a London Air Raid March 11th 1941
aged 57


Last modified 17 November 1999