St John the Baptist, Whitbourne Ordnance Survey reference: SO 725570 War memorials

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TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919

Jas Bowstead Jno Ar Childe-Freeman Alfred Cleveley Herbert Cleveley Wm Geo Collins Thos. Gereld Coombey Robt Hny Coombey Oswald Downes Thomas Drew Ernst Harry Gough Frcis Bernard Green Alfred Jas Leek Harry Matthews Geo. Hny Mitchell Ernst Hry Parton Rold Thos Parton Chas. Hubt Prosser Thos. Stephens Archie Geo Wilfd Stone Alfred Summers Fredk Wm Watkins

All these were honoured in their generation, and were a glory in their day

Belgium Pro Patria Palestine

A copper plaque below this:

AND OF THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945

ALLEN BURRASTON JACK DAVIS

JOHN EVANS

TOM POTTER ARTHUR WRIGLEY

Beneath a stained glass window:

"Thus his father wept for him" Sacred to John Arthur Freeman: Captain in the 2nd Dragoons Scots Greys and only son of John Freeman Esquire of Gaimes and his wife Constantia He landed with his regiment in the Crimea and having joined the Allied armies on their march to Balaklava fell a victim to the cholera September 29th 1854 in the 27th year of his age. His mortal remains are deposited on the seaside near to Balaklava and his sorrowing parents have dedicated this window: To the memory of him they loved so well

A brass plate below this on the wall:

In memory of Captain John Arthur Childe-Freeman, M.C. 2nd Royal welch Fusiliers Killed in action at Hulluch Sept 25th 1915 Buried at Cambrin

Roadside war Memorial

A large stone cross in a small memorial garden by the roadside in front of the village hall. On the four sides of its base:

IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

PTE. J. BOWSTEAD CAPT. A.J. CHILDE FREEMAN M.C. SERGT. A. CLEVELEY M.M. PT H. CLEVELEY PTE W. COLLINS SERGT T.G. COOMBEY 2ND LIEUT. O. DOWNES CORPL. L. DREW PTE E.H. GOUGH PTE F.B. GREEN PTE A.J. LEEK M.M. PTE H. MATTHEWS TROOPER G.H. MITCHELL PTE E.H. PARTON 2ND LIEUT R.T. PARTON PTE C.H. PROSSER CORPL. T. STEPHENS PTE A. SUMMERS A.B. F.W. WATKINS

SERVED SGT W. ADAMS     WOUNDED 1 PTE H.C. ANDREWS SHOEING SMITH G. ANDREWS PTE G. BRADFORD LT COL E.C. BRIERLEY   D.S.O. O.B.E. LT COL G.T. BRIERLEY   C.M.C. D.S.O. WOUNDED 1 MAJOR C.I. BRIERLEY CAPT W.E. BRIERLEY PTE H BURRASTON   WOUNDED 1 PTE H CLEVELEY   WOUNDED 1 DVR C.E. COLLINS PTE E.W. COOMBES PTE C.C. COOMBEY   WOUNDED 1 PTE H. DAVIS PTE F. DAVIS L/CPL T.W. DOWDING   WOUNDED 1 PTE G.A. DOWDING   WOUNDED 3 PTE W.E. DOWDING DVR W. DOWNES

SERVED CPL H.G. DOWNES PTE H. DREW PTE G. DREW CAPT E.F.H. EVANS PTE T.W.E. FORD SGT J.M.W. GOUGH L/CPL G.H. GOUGH PTE F.J. GREEN DVR S.B. GREEN PTE W.V. GREEN GNR E.T. GREEN PTE E.B. GRIFFITHS PTE J.H. GRUBB BRIG. GEN. J HARRINGTON C.M.G.   D.S.O WOUNDED 3 2ND LIEUT. W.F. HARWOOD 2ND LIEUT H.S. HARWOOD, ALBERT MEDAL PTE R. JAMES SGT W.C. JAMES PTE W. JAMES   WOUNDED 3 PTE G. JONES   WOUNDED 1 PTE W.E. LEEK SGT W.J. MATTHEWS CPT A. MATTHEWS PTE J. MATTHEWS PTE E. MATTHEWS PTE A.J. MEEK SGT J.L. MILLS   WOUNDED 1 L/CPL C.S. MITCHELL   WOUNDED 2 L/CPL R.E. MITCHELL PTE S. MORGAN SGT H.F. OWEN M.M. PTE A. OWEN CPL R. OWEN PTE J. PATTISON PTE W. PHILLIPS   WOUNDED 1 CPL V.W. POSTON   WOUNDED 1 PTE A. POWELL PTE C.V PRITCHARD SGT G.H. PROSSER SAPPER O. PROSSER M.M .

SERVED DVR H. PROSSER DVR H. PULLEN A.B. H.T. PULLEN PTE E.H. SKERRETT   WOUNDED 1 PTE G. SOLEY   WOUNDED 2 L/CPL S. STEPHENS PTE J. STEPHENS PTE W. STEPHENS PTE G. STEPHENS   WOUNDED 2 CPL H.J. STEPHENS L/CPL L. STEPHENS   WOUNDED 4 DVR J. STONE PTE H. TAYLOR PTE W.H. TAYLOR   WOUNDED 1 PTE T.H. TAYLOR PTE J.T. VERNALLS PTE H. WALKER SGT MJR T.H. WILLIAMS   WOUNDED 1 PTE C.J. WILLIAMS CPL T.J. WILLIAMS