A Poppy
A Poppy

Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Newport -
- CE National School Book of Remembrance -

Location

Newport CE Middle School, Hinton Road, Newport, Isle of Wight
 
Description

Originally the Great War memorial was unveiled at the School when located at Carisbrooke Road, Newport.

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS MAY 28,1921

NEWPORT NATIONAL SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL will be UNVEILED, at 6.30 p.m., on THURSDAY 9th JUNE, by LIEUT.-COL. MACKENZIE HOGAN, C.V.O., Mus.Doc., Hon. R.A.M. Will Relatives of the Fallen and "Old Boys" of the School whose addresses are not known to the Secretary kindly take this notice as an earnest invitation to be present.


The memorials were rededicated on the move to new premises in 1989 by Canon J F Buckett.

The Book of Remembrance is held at The Minster Church of Sts. Thomas in Newport. Note that the list of names is somewhat different to those given on the Roll of Honour for the School.

Thanks to the Church Guides for allowing us to record and photograph the Book of Remembrance
Memorial

Newport : CE National School Book of Remembrance
 
Inscription

Dedication
of a
Roll of Honour
by
The Rev C R Farnsworth, M.A.

Recording the names
of those Old Boys of
the Newport Church
of England School
who fell in the Second
World War 1939 - 1945

Friday 10th July 1953


Names recorded in Book of Remembrance 1939 - 1945


Ablitt, Harry F Enemy Action CWGC record ...
Barton, Kenneth Royal Navy CWGC record ...
Blake, Kenneth C F Merchant Navy CWGC record ... The CWGC entry is for Kenneth Richard Thomas Blake - it is believed that the name in this Book is incorrect (confused with Kenneth Charles Frank Barton above)
Buckett, Douglas A Royal Armoured Corps CWGC record ...
Buckett, Gordon E Royal Armoured Corps CWGC record ...
Bull, Robert J Royal Navy CWGC record ...
Burt, Arthur H Royal Navy CWGC record ... Actually served with Royal Hampshire Regt.
Curling, William Royal Engineers CWGC record ...
Dredge, R E G Hampshire Regt CWGC record ...
Dudley, Kenneth W Royal Artillery CWGC record ... Biographical information
Elliott, William Royal Air Force CWGC record ... Buried at Carisbrooke (Mount Joy) Cemetery
Biographical information
Gerry, William J Royal Navy CWGC record ...
Green, Walter Royal Navy CWGC record ...
Gustar, Leonard Royal Navy CWGC record ... Biographical information
Hawkins, Albert J Royal Air Force CWGC record ...
Holmes, Clive Royal Air Force CWGC record ... Biographical information
Matthews, Arthur S Highland Light Infantry CWGC record ...
Millgate, Stanley Enemy Action CWGC record ...
New, Gerald E M Hampshire Regt. CWGC record ...
Parker, Francis G Royal Corps of Signals CWGC Record ...
Parker, Harry V Army Pay Corps CWGC Record ...
Plumbley, Reginald Royal Navy CWGC record ...
Pointer, Aubrey Royal Navy CWGC record ...
Ranger, Charles F Royal Artillery CWGC record ...
Ray, Frederick Royal Air Force CWGC record ... Buried at Carisbrooke (Mount Joy) Cemetery
Russell, Jack Royal Navy CWGC record ...
Stagg, Bernard Royal Air Force CWGC record ... Biographical information
Toole, Jack Royal Army Service Corps CWGC record ...
Wheeler, Peter Royal Air Force CWGC record ...
---------------------------
Page updated 9 December 2016 (identified [Harry] Walter Green)


 
 

 
Site designed by Community Internet Services