Location
In and at St Helen's Church, St Helens, Isle of Wight
IWM War Memorials Archive Record
Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 21846
Historic England Listing Status
St Helen's Church is Listed Grade II. Since the Memorial is situated within the curtilage of the Church, it is assumed to be covered by the Listing.
Description
The lych gate was built as the Great War Memorial to the design of Mr E Caws, and erected by Mr H A Coombes.
The memorial was dedicated on the 26th September 1920 by the Rev Hugh le Fleming, Rural Dean of West Wight.
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Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
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names as given below
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1919
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE
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AND ALSO THOSE WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR 1939 - 45
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names as given below
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Further Information
Names as recorded
Also connected with St Helens but not named on Memorial :
(WW I) |
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| Albert Edward CORNWELL |
Spr. R.E. |
CWGC record ... |
Born 14 Oct 1883 in St Helens, the son of George and Caroline Cornwell.
Served in the Royal Navy 1900 - 03.
Enlisted in the Army at Southwark. |
| William John GLEW |
SGT. R.F.A. |
CWGC record ... |
| Walter James DENNIS | Staff Sjt, R.F.A. |
CWGC record ... |
Son of the late Walter Edward Dennis; husband of Selena Sarah Dennis, of "Fairhaven", Latimer Rd., St. Helens, Isle of Wight.
Additional inscription on his Aunts' headstone in St Helen's Churchyard. |
| Edward Joseph MOULTON | PTE, R WARKS REGT |
CWGC record ... |
Also from St Helens but not named on Memorial :
(WW II) |
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| Ronald Dudley BARTLETT | Private, Australian Imperial Forces |
CWGC record ...
Australian War Memorial record ... |
Son of William and Annie Bartlett, born in St Helens, 1906. Emigrated to Australia where he was a farmer, and died in Palestine, 16th October 1941. |
| John Denbiegh SOTHCOTT | AC.1. RAF |
CWGC record ... |
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Page last updated : 6 May 2020 (added R D Bartlett)
