A wooden panel mounted on a wall gives details of those of the parish who fell in both world wars. It shows their names, regimental details, and date of death. The writing is in black, with capital letters in a different colour that has faded to a point where it is difficult to read. Indeed, there may have been initials after the last name in the list, Frank SIMS, but if there were, they have faded completely.
A parchment scroll mounted alongside gives roughly the same information. It doesn't give regimental details, and one of the names it slightly different, Edward SWETENHAM instead of Edmund SWETENHAM.
Both memorials appear to have been created shortly after WW1, and to have had the solitary WW2 name added at a later date.
1914 1939 | AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF | 1918 1945 |
Lieutenant 2nd Batt'on Durham Lt Infantry Killed in Action, France, October 27th 1914 James Samuel NEWTON Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers Killed in Action, France, July 31st to Aug 4th 1917 William WEATHERBY Private 2nd/1st Glamorgan Yeomanry Died October 21st 1917 | Corporal 86th Company Machine Gun Corps Died of Wounds, France, March 11th 1918 Frank TAGELL Private 6th South Wales Borderers Killed in Action, France, April 15th 1918 Frank BROCKLEHURST Private Tank Corps Died October 10th 1918 |
Bom'dr Frank SIMS | FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH |
Died July 13th 1945 |
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oll of Honour European War Greater love hath no man than this, |
Edward SWETENHAM | October 27th 1914 |
James Samuel NEWTON | July 31st & Aug 4th 1917 |
William WEATHERBY | October 21st 1917 |
William TAYLOR | March 11th 1918 |
Frank TAGELL | April 15th 1918 |
Frank BROCKLEHURST | October 10th 1918 |
Frank SIMS | July 13th 1945 Accidental Death |