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In churchyard of St George's Church, Arreton, Isle of Wight, PO30 3AP See map on www.streetmap.co.uk National Inventory of War Memorials Record Link : NIWM Reference 21701 English Heritage Listing Status St George's Church is Grade I Listed. Since the War Memorial is sited within the curtilage, it is assumed that it is covered by the Listing. Description and history Dedicated 25 May 1920 at 3 p.m. by the Bishop of Southampton Cost £216 2s 3d raised by public subscription Architect : Mr Percy Stone Built by : Mr Frank Cooper, Monumental Sculptor, Newport, Isle of Wight and C H Butt, Builder, Apse Heath, Isle of Wight From the Isle of Wight County Press, Saturday May 29th, 1920 : "The design is purely Gothic : a slightly ornamental cross on a plain block die, with a two tier octagonal base, and circular foundation of Ventnor rag-stone. The names of the fallen are carved on the stone in recessed panels on the die. [...] on a superimposed shield on the face of the cross are the words "Pro Patria" and a representation of the Hampshire rose. This is particularly appropriate as the names of the noble dead given below show that the great majority fought with battalions of the county regiment. The monument stands 17 ft 6 in in height and forms a most pleasing and worthy memorial." |
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PRO PATRIA ---- IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF ARRETON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 ---- AND THOSE WHO FELL 1939 - 45 Names recorded
[*] information from Ian Butler : "James Punch was my great great uncle. He was born 3 Oct 1886 Locks Green, son of Harry William Punch and Elisa Hayward. Married to Frances May Eveleigh 1910. Father of Hedley and Beatrice." ------------------ Although not named on this memorial, Lt John E Hyland, R.M.L.I., Portsmouth Batt. RN Division, was the son of the Rev J Black Hyland, formerly vicar of Arreton and was born at the Vicarage there. Lt Hyland was killed in action on 10 May 1915, at the Dardanelles, and his name appears on the County War Memorial. CWGC record ... for Lt Hyland ------------------ |
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