Location
Esplanade, Sandown, Isle of Wight
See map on www.streetmap.co.uk
National Inventory of War Memorials Record
Link : NIWM Reference 21826
English Heritage Listing Status
The War Memorial is not Listed
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 celtic cross. Unveiled 23rd July 1921 by HRH Princess Beatrice.
The base has panels giving Great War names; World War II names are inscribed on panels installed and dedicated in 2004.
F W Stubbings' name was subsequently added to the WW II panel, sometime between 2005-2009.
The additional WW II granite panel was executed by
Wight Stonemasonry Ltd.
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Inscription
THEIR
NAME
LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
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EACH
GAVE
A
LIFE FOR YOU AND ME
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A MEMORIAL
TO THE
SANDOWN
MEN
WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES
IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914 - 1920
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names as given below
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REMEMBER THE LOVE OF THEM
WHO CAME NOT HOME
FROM THE WARS
1914 - 18 --- 1939 - 45
Further Information
| Name, Rank | Links | |
| ADAMS W G, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
| ARNELL R B, LT |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown
Biographical information |
| ARNOLD W J, PO |
CWGC record ... |
| ASKEW J W, BDR |
CWGC record ... |
| ATTRILL P E S, SGT |
CWGC record ... |
| ATTRILL R J C, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
| BENNETT R, LT |
CWGC record ... not found |
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| BARBER W H, L/SGT |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| BARBER F C, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| BLACK-BARNES C T, LT RN |
CWGC record ... |
Buried in Christ Church Churchyard |
| BOXER H E R, LT-COL |
CWGC record ...
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Memorial in Christ Church |
| BOYCE T F, CPL |
CWGC record ... |
| BURGESS J, RSM |
CWGC record ...
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Buried in Christ Church Churchyard |
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| BUTCHER H, SGT |
CWGC record ...
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Buried in Christ Church Churchyard |
| BUTCHER L E, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
| BUTCHER P, CPL |
CWGC record ... |
| CASSFORD F G, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
| CHURCH A P, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| CHURCHILL A E, RFN |
CWGC record ... |
| CHURCHILL A, BDR |
CWGC record ... |
| COOPER W C, CQMS |
CWGC record ...
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Also commemorated on his brother's grave in Sandown Christ Church graveyard G H Cooper |
| COX W H, SGT |
CWGC record ... |
| CUMMING A G C, L/CPL |
CWGC record ... |
| DAMPIER-CHILD T F, ENG LT-CDR |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| DENNESS G, RFN |
CWGC record ... |
| DENNETT H B, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| DENNETT D G, CPL |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| DERBRIDGE E J, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
| DUNN G, RFN |
CWGC record ... |
Buried in 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli |
| FLOYD W, C/SGT |
CWGC record ... |
| FORD R P, LT |
CWGC record ...
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Australian War Memorial record ... |
| FOREHEAD G E, L/CPL |
CWGC record ... |
| GATRELL F W, GNR |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave at Christ Church Churchyard |
| HAMM A J, CPL |
CWGC record ...
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Buried in Christ Church Churchyard |
| HANLON G H, PTE |
CWGC record ... not found |
| HARDY V H, LT |
CWGC record ... |
| HAYDEN W H, SGT |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family headstone in Ryde Cemetery (RSHG) |
| HAYDEN H, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
Buried in 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli |
| HAYDEN C F, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
| HOLBROOK G F, RFN |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information |
| HUNTER A H, LT |
CWGC record ...
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Buried in Christ Church Churchyard |
| JANES H L, L/CPL |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| KENT E V, RFN |
CWGC record ... |
| KENT W T, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
| KING G A, PTE |
CWGC record ...
Australian War Memorial record ...
| Biographical information
Commemorated at Lone Pine (Australian) Memorial, Gallipoli |
| LEAL H M, SGT |
CWGC record ... |
| LOVE F S, L/CPL |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| MATTHEWS J, GNR |
CWGC record ... |
| MUMBY W H, L/CPL |
CWGC record ...
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Memorial in Christ Church |
| NEW W J, DR |
CWGC record ... |
| NEWBERY W J, CPO |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information |
| ORCHARD D, SGT |
CWGC record ... |
| O'HARE H M, SGT |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information |
| PAGE V, LT |
CWGC record ... |
| PALMER H, SGT |
CWGC record ... |
| PARKES P R, LT |
CWGC record ... |
| PHILLIPS G R, DR |
CWGC record ... |
| PITT G R, AB |
Probable CWGC record ... |
| PUNCH H L, RFN |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| RADFORD J C, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
| READ F G L, PTE |
CWGC record ... |
| REED W G, RFN |
CWGC record ... |
| ROBERTS W E, CPL |
CWGC record ... not found |
| ROGERS A, L/CPL |
CWGC record ... |
| SAGAR J H, SGT |
Probable CWGC record ... |
| SAWLEY W H, DR |
CWGC record ... |
| SCARR G S, L/CPL |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| SHIER E J, BDR |
CWGC record ...
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Buried in Christ Church Churchyard |
| SMITH F C, CSM |
CWGC record ... |
| SMITH B, PTE |
CWGC record ... not found |
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| SOTHCOTT P G, STOKER |
CWGC record ... |
| SYMMANS F J, GR |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information |
| THOMAS S, GR |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| TITMARSH J, BDR |
CWGC record ... |
| WEST F, PTE |
CWGC record ... not found |
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| WHITE C, RFN |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information |
| YEATES E J, AB |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| STAY W S, STOKER |
CWGC record ... |
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| 1939 - 1945 |
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| J W APPLEBY, PRIVATE |
CWGC record ... not found |
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| W BARSDELL, PETTY OFFICER |
CWGC record ...
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Buried in Christ Church Churchyard |
| D C BARKER, PILOT OFFICER |
CWGC record ... |
Biography and circumstances of death |
| R BARKER, DFC, FLYING OFFICER |
CWGC record ... not found |
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| W BARKER, AUX. FIREMAN |
CWGC record ... |
| D BERRY, GUNNER |
CWGC record ... |
| G B BLAKER, MAJOR |
CWGC record ... |
| E F BLOW, BOMBARDIER |
CWGC record ...
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Buried in Sandown Cemetery |
| R BRADING, SERGEANT |
CWGC record ...
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Buried in Sandown Cemetery |
| E BRIANT, LANCE SERGEANT |
CWGC record ... |
| E BURT, LEADING SIGNALMAN |
CWGC record ... |
| M A T BURKE, MAJOR |
CWGC record ... |
| S W BUTCHER, PRIVATE |
CWGC record ...
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Buried in Sandown Cemetery |
| A J CASSFORD, WARRANT OFFICER |
CWGC record ... |
| R W CLARKE, CORPORAL |
CWGC record ... |
| REV. J COX, SQUADRON LEADER |
CWGC record ... |
Biography and circumstances of death |
| F S B CRANMORE, W/M |
CWGC record ... |
| E DANDY, SERGEANT / FLT ENG |
CWGC record ... |
Biography and circumstances of death |
| J FINDON, WAR CORRESPONDENT "Daily Express" |
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| S GARRATT, RIFLEMAN |
CWGC record ... |
| J HARDING, SERGEANT |
CWGC record ... not found |
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| F C HENTSCH, FLYING OFFICER |
CWGC record ...
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Commemorated at Sandown Cemetery |
| A HOLBROOK, PETTY OFFICER |
CWGC record ... |
| A E HUNT, PETTY OFFICER |
CWGC record ...
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Buried in Shanklin Cemetery |
| A H JARVIS, SECOND OFFICER |
CWGC record ... |
| G H KENT, BOMBARDIER |
CWGC record ... |
| J KERSHAW, Ld/Am |
CWGC record ... |
Biography and circumstances of death |
| G F LOCKE, SERGEANT PILOT |
CWGC record ... |
Biography and circumstances of death |
| P C MARKS, PRIVATE |
CWGC record ... |
| F MILMORE, PETTY OFFICER |
CWGC record ... |
| J MOORMAN, LANCE SERGEANT |
CWGC record ... |
| G MORGAN, ARTIFICER |
Probable CWGC record ... |
| C O'REGAN, LANCE SERGEANT |
CWGC record ... |
| G PETERS, ROYAL NAVY |
Probable CWGC record ... |
| C PRAGNALL, GUNNER |
CWGC record ... |
| A RAVEN, LIEUTENANT |
CWGC record ... not found |
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| C RICHARDS, RAC |
CWGC record ... |
| G RUMBOLD, LAC |
CWGC record ... |
Biography and circumstances of death |
| E SAGAR, SERGEANT |
CWGC record ... |
| P SCOVELL, PRIVATE |
CWGC record ...
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Buried in Sandown Cemetery |
| W SMITH, GUNNER |
CWGC record ... |
| G W SQUIBB, LANCE BOMBARDIER |
CWGC record ... |
G W Squibb was a Fireman with the NFS |
| S W G THOMAS, ROYAL NAVY |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| W WYKE, ACTING PETTY OFFICER |
CWGC record ... |
| F W STUBBINGS, SERGEANT, R.A.F.V.R. |
CWGC record ... |
Biography and circumstances of death |
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Others associated with Sandown,
not recorded on Memorial : (World War I) |
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| George Alfred ALLEN |
CWGC record ... |
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Additional inscription on family grave at Christ Church Churchyard |
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Born 1886. Son of Mrs. and the late C. G. Allen, of Sandown, Isle of Wight. |
| Fred, Jack and Oliver BALLARD |
CWGC record ... for Fred Ballard
CWGC record ... for Jack Ballard
CWGC record ... for Oliver Ballard
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Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| Frank Mellors BARBER |
CWGC record ... |
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Born in Stroud Green, Middlesex, the son of James and Annie Barber; husband of Mary Barber, of "Mayfield," Sandown, Isle of Wight. |
| William James COLE |
CWGC record ... |
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Son of William James Cole, of Sandown; husband of Martha Jane Cole, of Winton Villa, New Rd., Lake, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Killed in action in
Heligoland Bight, aged 26, serving with the Royal Navy. |
| Adrian Victor CREE |
CWGC record ... |
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Son of Son of the late George John Cree (died 1902) and Mary Cree (née Symonds) of Greencourt Flats, Weymouth. Born in Sandown 1884, educated partly at Isle of
College, Appley, Ryde. Killed in action 17 Feb 1916 near Ypres.
Biographical Information
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| John Howard FRAMPTON |
CWGC record ... |
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Son of the late Edmund and Sarah Frampton, of Sandown, Isle of Wight; husband of Clara A. C. Frampton, of 1, Harefield Villa, High Rd., Edgware, Middx. |
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Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| George William GIBBS |
CWGC record ... |
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Died 26 June 1918. Son of George and Fanny Gibbs, of "Wayside," Broadway, Sandown, Isle of Wight. |
| Reginald Francis HITCHCOCK |
CWGC record ... |
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Son of Herbert Pamell Hitchcock and Agnes Maud Hitchcock of Marlborough House, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Born in Kingston, Surrey. |
| George Hercules JUSTICE |
CWGC record ... |
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Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| William Richard KING |
CWGC record ... |
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Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| Walter Henry LACE |
CWGC record ... |
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Son of Anita and the late Edward Lace; husband of Phyllis Rachel Lace, of Harpenden House, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Associate Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and attended Appley House School in Ryde. Biographical Information |
| Charles LANE |
CWGC record ... |
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Son of William and Emily Lane, of Spicers Farm, Newchurch, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Born in Newport. |
| James Herbert McCLELLAND |
CWGC record ... |
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Veteran Affairs Canada record ... |
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The Isle of Wight County Press Death notice of 24 Nov 1917 reads : "McCLELLAND, Nov ---, killed in action in France, Herbert
McClelland, ---rd Canadian Batt., son of Charles McClelland of Ontario Canada, (formerly of Sandown, Isle of Wight). |
| Edmund NUTT |
CWGC record ... |
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Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| Frank PARKER |
CWGC record ... |
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Frank Parker is named on his wife's headstone at Sandown Christ Church Churchyard |
| Percy Richard RANKIN |
CWGC record ... not found |
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Percy Rankin is named on his father's headstone at Sandown Christ Church Churchyard |
| Arthur STARR |
CWGC record ... |
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Born in Battersea, London. Soldiers Died in the Great War shows that he enlisted in London and his residence was Streatham.
Son of Joseph and Rebecca Starr; husband of M. B. Starr, of Epworth House, Sandown, Isle of Wight. |
| Sidney Miles TOPPIN |
CWGC record ... |
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The CWGC record gives : Son of Major-General James Morris Toppin and Mrs. J. Toppin, of Blacklands Park, Wilts; husband of Viva Toppin, of Rose Bank, Sandown, Isle of Wight. |
| Albert TYLER |
CWGC record ... |
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The CWGC record gives : Son of Mrs. H. E. Tyler, of Chester Lodge, Sandown, Isle of Wight, and the late Col. H. E. Tyler. |
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Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown |
| Henry (Harry) George WICKENS |
CWGC record ... |
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Australian War Memorial record ... includes photo of L/Cpl Wickens in uniform. |
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Born in Sandown. Son of George and Harriet Wickens. Emigrated to Australia and served with the Australian Engineers in France. Killed 14 October 1917 aged 28. |
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Also associated with Sandown
but not named on Memorial : (WW II) |
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| J W B PHILLIPS |
CWGC record ... |
| Biography and circumstances of death |
| Anthony John SHIPLEY |
CWGC record ... |
| John Edward SHIPLEY |
CWGC record ... |
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Brothers Anthony John and John Edward Shipley are named on their mother's headstone at Sandown Christ Church Churchyard |
| WILLIAM SPELLER |
CWGC record ... |
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Son of Arthur and Annie Speller, of Watford, Hertfordshire; husband of Florence Speller, of Sandown, Isle of Wight. |
| BERYL ALICE THOMAS |
CWGC record ... |
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Civilian, died 17 June 1944, of 7 Camborne Road, Sutton. Daughter of Ivan and Alice Hooper, of Sandown, Isle of Wight; wife of Sqdn. Ldr. Geoffrey Thomas, R.A.F. Died at 7 Camborne Road. |
| GEORGE FREDERICK WHITE, BRIGADIER |
CWGC record ... |
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Also associated with Sandown
but not named on Memorial : (Malaya 1952) |
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| DEREK BLUNDELL STEBBING |
Born in Lake 1922; family lived in Sandown later. Served with RAF Regiment in the Malaya campaign, and killed in action. |
| Biography and circumstances of death |
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