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Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Cowes -
- War Memorial -

Location

In Northwood Park, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8AZ
 
IWM War Memorials Archive Record

Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 20977
 
English Heritage Listing Status

The War Memorial is not listed by English Heritage. Northwood House is listed Grade II* but it is not known whether this listing includes the structures in Northwood Park.
 
Isle of Wight Council Local Listing Status
 
The War Memorial has been included in the list of structures of Local importance held by the Isle of Wight Council (June 2008).
 
Description

A stone cenotaph, which is now displayed in a partially demolished state.
The memorial is made of Cornish granite and was originally 13 ft in height. The names were cast in bronze tablets. Originally located at the corner of Market Hill and the High Street, Cowes, outside the then Post Office.
The Memorial was unveiled by Maj-Gen J E B Seely, CB, CMG, DSO, JP, MP., and dedicated by the Vicar of Holy Trinity, on Wednesday 30th March 1921. It was designed by Mr Andrew Forster MBE, and built by Messrs J Ball and Son. Partially destroyed during World War II, with the loss of the bronze name panels.


The names given below represent those on the memorial until its destruction, and have been taken from contemporary newspaper reports. See also the similar list of names on the Roll of Honour at St Mary's Church.
No names for World War II were installed.
There are currently (2008-9) plans to have all the names, for both wars, added to the memorial.
Memorial

Cowes War memorial 1920's
 
Cowes War memorial
 
Cowes War memorial plaque
 
Cowes : memorial card to W C Swann 2003
 
Inscription

Original inscription :


PRO PATRIA IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN BELONGING TO THIS TOWN WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.



Current inscription :


1914 - 1918    1939 - 1945

THIS MEMORIAL, ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE
RESIDENTS OF COWES WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918, STOOD AT THE JUNCTION OF HIGH
STREET AND MARKET HILL, AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED
IN AN AIR RAID ON THE NIGHT OF THE 4TH - 5TH MAY 1942
IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945.

RE-ERECTED AS A MEMORIAL OF THE TWO WARS AND TO
THE MEMORY OF ALL WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY


 
Further Information

Names taken from the report of the original unveiling and dedication ceremony.

F L Allen Possible CWGC record ... Louis Allen
W C Allen CWGC record ... not found
W E Allen CWGC record ... Edward William Allen
G Angell CWGC record ...
C Arnold CWGC record ...
J Ash CWGC record ... not found
E A Ayres CWGC record ...
A R Bailey CWGC record ... Buried at Northwood Cemetery (Cowes)
W H Bailey CWGC record ... Harold Bailey
J H Barrett CWGC record ...
H Bartlett CWGC record ... William H Bartlett
H G Bartlett CWGC record ...
J R Barton CWGC record ...
F Bax CWGC record ...
W J Best CWGC record ...
R M Bilk CWGC record ...
S H Bishop CWGC record ... not found
G G Bower CWGC record ...
H E A Brown CWGC record ...
F Burridge CWGC record ... not found
G H Bull CWGC record ...
E C Carpenter CWGC record ...
H T Carter CWGC record ...
E H Caws CWGC record ...
W Chapman CWGC record ...
H Cole CWGC record ...
G Coltar CWGC record ... Circumstances of death - Loss of ss Whitgift
C E Cooper CWGC record ...
L E Cotter CWGC record ...
H K Damant CWGC record ...
W Daniel CWGC record ...
A C Day CWGC record ...
H E Dimmick CWGC record ... Ernest Edward Dimmick
W Draper CWGC record ...
E Duff CWGC record ...
R Dycer Probable CWGC record ...
H A Evans CWGC record ... not found
W J Finch CWGC record ...
H J Francis CWGC record ...
D A French CWGC record ...
A J Froud CWGC record ...
E H Fuller CWGC record ...
C W Gibbons CWGC record ...C W Gibbens
W Gladdis CWGC record ...
C H Gustar CWGC record ...
E J Hagen CWGC record ...
J C Harding CWGC record ...
F Harris CWGC record ...
H Harvey CWGC record ...
W C Hawkins CWGC record ...
C Hayter CWGC record ...
S C Hendy CWGC record ... Sydney Charles Hendey
W H Hendy CWGC record ... William Henry Hendey
H A Hobbs CWGC record ...
E Hesketh CWGC record ... not found
H Hodges CWGC record ...
W W Holmes CWGC record ...
G Hunt Possible CWGC record ...
P Hunt CWGC record ... not found
A J Hurst CWGC record ...
S T Ivory no CWGC record
Biography and details of death
E W Jackman CWGC record ... Buried at Northwood Cemetery (Cowes)
G H Jackson CWGC record ...
W Jolliffe CWGC record ...
T Jones CWGC record ...
A F Kemp Probable CWGC record ... F A Kemp
W G Kitale CWGC record ... W G Kittle
D Lashmar CWGC record ...
C P Lee CWGC record ...
F Lee CWGC record ...
G H Lee CWGC record ... not found
F J Leftwich CWGC record ...
H E Long CWGC record ... Buried at Northwood Cemetery (Cowes)
A H Maltby CWGC record ...
H J Martin CWGC record ...
B G McGahey CWGC record ...
J Meek CWGC record ...
F C Miles CWGC record ...
A W Moore CWGC record ... The IW County Press reports of his death give his name as Willett Moores
More details of the incident : loss of HMY Aries
W Moore CWGC record ...
H Moth CWGC record ... Drowned in the loss of HMY Aries
W H Moth CWGC record ...
J Mulcock CWGC record ...
J H V Mumford CWGC record ...
H A Nobbs Possible CWGC record ...
G R Noyce CWGC record ... not found
S Osborne CWGC record ... Buried at Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery
V Osborne CWGC record ...
P C Peach CWGC record ... Buried at Northwood Cemetery (Cowes)
J Patterson CWGC record ...
C Phillips Possible CWGC record ...
W Potter CWGC record ...
G T Powell CWGC record ...
C R Rankin CWGC record ...
C Ratsey CWGC record ... )
D W Ratsey CWGC record ... ) Ratsey Brothers memorial at St Mary's Church
) Biographical information
S G Ratsey CWGC record ... )
H Read CWGC record ...
H V Reynolds CWGC record ...
F A Richardson CWGC record ... A F Richardson Richardson Brothers memorial at St Mary's Church
A V Ridgley CWGC record ...
P Roberts CWGC record ... not found
A A Russell CWGC record ...
A W G Salisbury CWGC record ...
F Sivier CWGC record ...
W Sivier Probable CWGC record ...
A F Slade CWGC record ...
D Sparks CWGC record ...
J H Spragg CWGC record ...
J W E Stallard CWGC record ...
A Stephens Possible CWGC record ...
J C Stevenson CWGC record ...
A S H Stevenson CWGC record ... not found An In Memoriam notice in the Isle of Wight County Press of 10 Nov 1917 shows Angus Sinclair, son of A and E Stevenson, drowned at sea 7 Nov 1916. He was the brother of J C Stevenson (see above)
D Street CWGC record ...
R P Taylor Possible CWGC record ... P J Taylor
R H Thompson CWGC record ... R W Thompson
O Trevett CWGC record ...
G H Tyler CWGC record ...
G H Wadham CWGC record ... D H Wadham
W Waite CWGC record ...
A Wallace CWGC record ... Buried at Northwood Cemetery (Cowes)
L C Warder CWGC record ...
G H Warne CWGC record ...
V G Watts CWGC record ...
G A Way CWGC record ...
H Webster CWGC record ...
O Westbrook CWGC record ... Westbrook memorial at St Mary's Church
T Westlake CWGC record ... Buried at Brixham St Mary's Churchyard, Devon
A Westhorpe CWGC record ...
C F Whitticom CWGC record ...
B Wilson CWGC record ...
C E Wilkins CWGC record ...
W R Woodland CWGC record ...
Others associated with Cowes :
William George Burge CWGC record ...
Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London
Son of the late Stephen and Jessie Burge; husband of Mary Ann Burge (nee Edwards), of 36, Wingate Rd., Aigburth, Liverpool. Born at Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Wallace George Caws CWGC record ...
The Isle of Wight County Press Death notice of 10 Nov 1917 states : "Wallace George (Wally) Caws, aged 31, who was killed at sea while doing his duty on October 9th, 1917 (son of Mr W G Caws, HM Customs, West Hartlepool), late of Cowes, who will ever be loved and remembered by his cousin (Hartley)." Served in the Mercantile Marine as Third Engineer, SS Peshawur.
Frederick Charles Cooper CWGC record ...
CWGC record gives : Brother of W. M. Cooper, of 3, Queen's Rd., Twickenham, Middx. Native of Cowes, Isle of Wight. SDGW gives : Born in Bury St Edmunds, enlisted in Wandsworth, London.
Samuel Davenport CWGC record ...
Husband of Ellen L. Davenport, of 3, Shaldon Villas, Fellows Rd., Cowes, Isle of Wight. IWCP Death notice gives residence as Newport. Originally from Collycroft, Warwickshire, enlisted at Nuneaton, and presumed based on the Isle of Wight with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Ernest Frederick Draper CWGC record ...
Formerly of Cowes, resident of Southampton, was drowned in the loss of HMY Aries
William Cecil Ferris CWGC record ...
CWGC record gives : Son of Marshall Cleaton Ferris and Susan Ferris, of 15, Park Rd., Cowes, Isle of Wight. SDGW gives : Born in Exeter.
M A Field CWGC record ...
Clewer Village War Memorial (Berkshire)
(his widow B R Barham (formerly Field) is shown as living in Cowes)
Arthur Hill CWGC record ...
Son of John and Ann Hill; husband of Maude P. Hill, of "Eskbank," Belle Vue Rd., Cowes, Isle of Wight. Born at Brixton, London. His name appears on the 1/5th Hants Howitzers memorials at Freshwater and Newport
Philip Ernest Holden CWGC record ...
Son of Mrs. Solly Holden, of Retreat Villa, Margate, England; husband of Lily Madeline Holden, of 102, rue Balard, Paris, France. IWCP Death notice (21 April 1917) gives Mrs Holden's place of residence as Cowes, and her maiden name as Horwill. It also states that he served with the French Foreign Legion. Originally from Margate in Kent, enlisted at Le Havre, France, and presumed based on the Isle of Wight with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Reginald Arthur Smith CWGC record ...
CWGC record gives : Son of Fred and Minnie Smith, of 10, Lower Pelham Rd., Cowes, Isle of Wight. SDGW gives : Born in Wivenhoe, Norfolk.
Horace Steager CWGC record ...
His name appears on the County War memorial. The IW County Press Casualty list of 18 Sep 1915 gives him as Sapper Horace Steager, RE (Cowes) but Soldiers Died in the Great War gives his Residence as Wellington, Somerset
James Anderson Stephen CWGC record ...
CWGC gives : Husband of D. M. Stephen, of "St. Elmo," Beckford Rd., Cowes, Isle of Wight.
George William Stone CWGC record ...
IW County Press Death notice of 12 May 1917 gives Pte G W Stone, 3rd South African Infantry, of Park Road, Cowes and of Kenilworth, South Africa, died 23 April [1917] aged 40. CWGC record gives him as the husband of Emily Anne Moir (formerly Stone, nee Bennett), of Yule Lodge, Grant Avenue, Norwood, Johannesburg.
William Frederick Taylor CWGC record ...
CWGC record gives : Son of William and Marian Taylor, of "Harrow," Stephenson Rd., Cowes, Isle of Wight.
George Thomas Winser CWGC record ...
IW County Press Funeral notice of 28 Nov 1914 gives Driver Winser of the 9th RFA. See Biographical details


 
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