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Location
In St Alban's Church, Ventnor, PO38 1DE. IWM War Memorials Archive Record The Memorial is not recorded by the IWM War Memorials Archive. Historic England Listing Status Ventnor St Alban's Church is not Listed. Description and history A manuscript illuminated scroll bearing the names of those from the Church congregation who died in the Great War. Given by Major and Mrs Raeburn in memory of their son James Wyllie Raeburn who died in the Great War. See also the Memorial Scroll recording the Gifts to the Church in memory of deceased family members, which includes wartime casualties from both World Wars of the 20th Century. |
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Memorial
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Inscription
This Shrine is set up in gratitude to those who defended their Country during the European War of 1914-1918 and especially in memory of the following former members of S. Alban's Church, Ventnor, who gave their lives for their Country. ---- names as recorded below ---- On whose souls and all Christian souls Sweet JESU have mercy Names recorded Documents and newspaper cuttings :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, November 15, 1918 Page 1 We publish a list of names of those men of Lowtherville who have made the great sacrifice in the war. The number is thirty and it is feared this may not be an absolutely complete list. The patriotism of this little area has been an inspiring example during the war. At the schoolroom there is a list of nearly three hundred men of the district and boys of the school who have enlisted in the various services. It has been kept up to date and revised by Mrs. Baker, wife of Mr. Alderman Baker. The word "wounded" appears opposite a large number of names and there are several "mentions". Those who have been killed in action, died of wounds or at sea, are as follows, Hector Beavis (drowned) Edward Colenutt Percy Channing William Drudge Theodore Drudge Charles Glaire George Glaire Percy Gatrell William Godsell Herbert Harvey (missing at Gallipoli) Archibald G. Harber (died of sickness) Charles Ridges George Matthews Frederick Milligan George Pilcher [*] Phillip Russell Frederick W. Russell James Salter Albert V. Salter (died of wounds) Frederick Symmans Frank Symmans Robert G. Tharle George Tharle (five times wounded) James Taylor William Smith Edward Bush Percy Davis Harry E. Dore Thomas Rayner Edgar Westmore [*] George Pilcher is not otherwise commemorated on any Island War Memorials. |
Page updated 26 September 2013 (added newspaper roll of honour for Lowtherville)