A Poppy
A Poppy

Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Newport -
- Drill Hall : 5th Hants Howitzers -

Location

Drill Hall Road, Newport, Isle of Wight

See map on www.streetmap.co.uk

National Inventory of War Memorials Record

Link : NIWM Reference 40739
 
Description

Stone plaque commemorating men of the 5th Hants Howitzers (Royal Field Artillery)

An almost identical plaque is located at the Freshwater Memorial Hall
Memorial

Newport Drill Hall : 5th Hants Howitzers memorial
 
Inscription

5TH HANTS HOWITZER BATTERY
THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918

ADVANCE TO AMARAH, NASIRYIEH, CAPTURE OF KUT
CTESIPHON AND RETIREMENT TO KUT
SIEGE OF KUT 3-12-15 TO 29-4-16

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names as given below
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ALSO
IN MEMORY OF 25 SOLDIERS
ATTACHED TO THE BATTERY
IN MESOPOTAMIA

 
Names as recorded
NameLinks
   
LIEUT. W. TOZER CWGC record ...
B.S.M. A. HILL CWGC record ...
B.Q.M.S. A. STONE CWGC record ...
F.Q.M.S. A.E. GATRELL CWGC record ...
SGT. V. FORD CWGC record ...
SGT. H. PITMAN CWGC record ...
CPL. W. PORTER CWGC record ...
BR. J.C. ALDER CWGC record ...
BR. P. COOK CWGC record ...
BR. H.A. COTTON CWGC record ...
BR. H.C. ELDRIDGE CWGC record ...
BR. R.H. GAGE CWGC record ...
Biographical information - Paul Parish (Cornwall) War Memorial
BR. A. ORCHARD CWGC record ... not found
BR. F.R. PHILLIPS CWGC record ...
BR. A.R. RICHARDS CWGC record ...
BR. STRICKLAND CWGC record ...
BR. J. TITMARSH CWGC record ...
CPL. FTR. W. TROWBRIDGE CWGC record ...
CPL. SDLR. L. WILSON CWGC record ...
S.S. F. PEACH CWGC record ...
GR. F. BARTLETT CWGC record ... not found
GR. P.C. BOWSHER CWGC record ...
GR. M.T. BUDDEN CWGC record ...
GR. W. COOK CWGC record ...
GR. S. CHANDLER CWGC record ...
GR. L.F. DOWNER CWGC record ...
GR. ELDRIDGE CWGC record ... not found
possibly same as Bdr. H.C. Eldridge
GR. E. FLUX CWGC record ...
Biographical information
GR. S. FOULKES CWGC record ...
GR. A. FORD CWGC record ...
Buried at Parkhurst Miltary Cemetery
GR. J. FREESTONE Possible CWGC record ...
F T Freeston
GR. F. GATRELL CWGC record ...
GR. F.J. HESS CWGC record ...
GR. E. HOWE CWGC record ...
GR. G. KNIGHT CWGC record ...
GR. G. MERWOOD CWGC record ...
GR. A. MITCHELL CWGC record ... not found
GR. M. NEIL CWGC record ...
GR. G. OSBORNE CWGC record ...
GR. H.G. PENNY CWGC record ... not found
SDGW : Gunner 855373 Henry George Penny died 31/8/1917 (Turkey)
GR. T.F. PHILPOT CWGC record ...
GR. F. PRAGNELL CWGC record ...
GR. W. REED CWGC record ...
GR. H.C. RUSSELL CWGC record ...
GR. T. SEXTON CWGC record ... not found
GR. A. SMITH CWGC record ...
GR. R. SMITH CWGC record ...
GR. T.W. SMITH CWGC record ... not found
SDGW : Gunner 855378 Thomas Smith died 15/2/1917 (Turkey)
GR. WARREN CWGC record ... not found
SDGW : Gunner 855416 Alfred Warren died 1/7/1918 (Turkey)
GR. T. WATERHOUSE CWGC record ... E T Waterhouse
DR. H. COOKE CWGC record ... not found
DR. R. DOWNER CWGC record ...
DR. A. FRAMPTON CWGC record ...
DR. G. GOSDEN CWGC record ...
DR. C.J. GREGORY CWGC record ...
DR. G. GRIFFEN CWGC record ...
DR. A. JACKMAN CWGC record ...
DR. T. KING CWGC record ...
DR. D. LASHMAR CWGC record ...
DR. V.A. LEGG CWGC record ...
DR. E. LOWE CWGC record ...
DR. J. MULCOCK CWGC record ...
DR. A.C. PADDOCK CWGC record ...
DR. R. ROLFE CWGC record ...
DR. E. RUSSELL CWGC record ...
DR. V. RUSSELL CWGC record ...
DR. B.C. SIMMONDS CWGC record ...
DR. V.C. SMITH CWGC record ... not found
SDGW : Driver 770 Valentine Cressie Smith died 15/2/1917 (Turkey)
DR. F.E. SPANNER CWGC record ...
DR. H.A. STUBBS CWGC record ...
DR. W. THARLE CWGC record ...
DR. A.E. VANNER CWGC record ...
DR. A.G. WADHAM CWGC record ...
DR. W.H. WEBB CWGC record ...
DR. H. WILLSTEED CWGC record ... not found
SDGW : Driver 855328 Herbert Willsteed died 13/6/1917 (Home)


 
 

 
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