Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Ventnor -
- Borough War Memorial -

Location

Park Avenue, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
 
See map on www.streetmap.co.uk
 
National Inventory of War Memorials Record

Link : NIWM Reference 21871
 
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

Ragstone cenotaph, designed by Mr Stephen Canning Day and constructed by his firm, Messrs Daniel Day and Sons, of Bonchurch. The ragstone was quarried at Gills Cliff, Ventnor, and the name panels are of Welsh slate. It is 20 ft high and weighs 40 tons.

Great War dedication and unveiling ceremony took place Tuesday, October 12th, 1920. The unveiling was performed by H.R.H. Princess Beatrice, and the dedication was by the Rev E. Abbey Tindall, M.A. A Children's service took place on Wednesday October 20th, 1920.

World War II names panels were added, and unveiled on Sunday, April 30th 1950.

Memorial


 
War Memorial - 1920s
 

 

 


War memorial in 2007 following restoration and cleaning

Inscription


 

Further Information

Name	CWGC record link	Other links
1914 - 1918
CHARLES ASH	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
WILLIAM AXHORN	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
G ALLAN BARFOOT	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
ALBERT V BATTEN	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
HECTOR M BEAVIS	CWGC record ... J H M Beavis	Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London Biographical information
DUDLEY H BLACK	CWGC record ... H D Black	Memorial Plaque in Holy Trinity Church Biographical information
JAMES H BRADING	CWGC record ... Veteran Affairs Canada record ...	Biographical Information
ARTHUR BURCHETT	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
WALTER J BURDEN	CWGC record ...	Commemorated at St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Biographical information
FREDK A CAMPBELL	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
PERCIVAL C CHANNING	CWGC record ...	Commemorated at St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Biographical information
EDWARD H CLAYTON	CWGC record ...	Memorial Plaque in Holy Trinity Church Biographical Information
A N COXHEAD	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
ALBERT E COLENUTT	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
MONTAGUE CRUTCHLEY	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
PERCY A DAVIS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
WILLIAM A DAVIS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
REGINALD DENNES	CWGC record ... Veteran Affairs Canada record ...	Biographical information
VICTOR DENNES	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
ALBERT A H DENNIS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
ARTHUR S DIXON	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
ROBERT W DOWNER	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
EDDIE H DORE	CWGC record ... H E Dore	Buried in V Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Biographical information
THEODORE A DRUDGE	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information Memorial plaque in St Catherine's Church Commemorated on family headstone at Carisbrooke Mount Joy Cemetery
FRANK H DRAPER	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
CHARLES G DRAPER	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
W H DRUDGE	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
CHARLES DYER	CWGC record ...	)
WILLIAM DYER	CWGC record ...	) Biographical information for the Dyer brothers
ALBERT DYER	CWGC record ...	)
LESLIE J EWENS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
A A FARROW	CWGC record ...	Buried in Ventnor Cemetery Biographical information
CHARLES T FEAVER	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
G HERBERT FORD	CWGC record ... Veteran Affairs Canada record ...	Biographical information Ford Memorial plaque at St Catherine's Church, Ventnor
R C FORSTER	CWGC record ... Auckland (NZ) War Memorial record ... (Robert Cameron Forster)	Forster Memorial plaque at St John's Church, Niton
PERCY GATRELL	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
DUDLEY G GILBERT	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
PHILIP J GILBERT	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
CHARLES H GLAIRE	CWGC record ...	Biographical information Buried in Ventnor Cemetery
GEORGE GLAIRE	CWGC record ...	Biographical information Commemorated in Ventnor Cemetery on his brother Charles's headstone
ALFRED W GOMES	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
J WILLIAM GODSELL	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
ALFRED E GROVES	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
ARCHIE HARBER	CWGC record ...	Biographical information Buried in Ventnor Cemetery
ALBERT E M HARDING	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
HERBERT D J HARVEY	CWGC record ...	Biographical information Commemorated at St Wilfrid's RC Primary School
LEONARD D HAYWARD	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
FRANCIS J HESS	CWGC record ...	Commemorated at St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Biographical information
WILLIAM HICKENS	CWGC record ...	Commemorated at St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Biographical information
JOHN C HICKENS	CWGC record ...	Commemorated at St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Biographical information
CHARLES HOLLIS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
WILLIAM G HUMBER	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information Buried in Ventnor Cemetery
HARRY JACOBS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
FRANK JEFFERIES	CWGC record ... not found
J W JENKINS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
HAROLD P JENKIN	CWGC record ...	Also named at Ventnor Post Office Biographical information
EYNON LL. JONES	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
WILLIAM B JUDD	CWGC record ...	Buried in Ventnor Cemetery
CLIFFORD R KING	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
THOMAS W C KING	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
FRANCISCO LAKE	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
HAROLD L LOVERIDGE	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
JOHN J MALCOLMSON	CWGC record ...	Buried in Ventnor Cemetery Biographical information
GEORGE MANNING	CWGC record ... Veteran Affairs Canada record	Biographical information Commemorated at St Wilfrid's RC Primary School
GEORGE F MILLIGAN	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
ERNEST F MCGONNELL	CWGC record ...	Buried in Ventnor Cemetery
GEORGE MCGONNELL	No CWGC record	Biographical information
RICHARD MURPHY	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
WALTER NOBBS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
GEORGE R O'DONNELL	CWGC record ... Canadian Veteran Affairs Record	Biographical information
JOHN OWEN	CWGC record ... Australian War Memorial record	Biographical Information
E G PRIMMER	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
H G PRIMMER	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information Buried in Ventnor Cemetery
HENRY J RAYNER	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
T RAYNER	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
E H RIDGES	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
A D C ROBERTSON	CWGC record ...	Biographical information Robertson Memorial plaque at St Catherine's Church, Ventnor
PHILIP A RUSSELL	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
FREDERICK W RUSSELL	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
JAMES H SALTER	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
ALBERT V SALTER	CWGC record ...	Buried in Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli. Biographical information
ALBERT H E SCOVELL	CWGC record ...	- this is the same person as Edmond Scovell below
EDMOND A SCOVELL	CWGC record ...	Biographical information Buried in Ventnor Cemetery
WILFRED A SCOVELL	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
FREDERICK C SHEATH	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
CHARLES B SIMPKIN	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
WALTER SLOGGETT	CWGC record ...	Buried in Ventnor Cemetery (includes biographical information)
W T SMITH	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
P H L SMITH	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
WILLIAM T SMITH	Same as W T Smith above ?
J T SNOOKE	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
GURNEY S SUTTON	CWGC record ...	Memorial Plaque in Holy Trinity Church
W J STRIPP	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
J F SYMMANS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
F W SYMMANS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
JAMES H TAYLOR	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
WILLIAM TABOR	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
BERT THARLE	CWGC record ... Robert Tharle	Biographical information
GEORGE THARLE	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
ROLAND THOMAS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
WILLIAM TOZER	CWGC record ...	Tozer Memorial plaque at St Catherine's Church, Ventnor
ARCHIBALD WARREN	CWGC record ...	)
EDGAR S WARREN	CWGC record ...	) Biographical information for the Warren brothers
REUBEN O WARREN	CWGC record ...	)
ERIC L C WATKINS	CWGC record ...	Watkins Memorial plaque at St Catherine's Church, Ventnor Biographical information
EDGAR WESTMORE	CWGC record ...
RICHARD A WHITE	CWGC record ... Veteran Affairs Canada record ...	Biographical information
REGINALD G WILLIAMS	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
PERCY W WINDEBANK	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
RICHARD D WIGHTMAN	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
CHARLES B S WOODFORD	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
EDWARD L YOUNG	CWGC record ... Edward George [sic] Young	Biographical information
H YOUNG	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
1939 - 1945
THE SERVICES
DOROTHY M ARNOLD	CWGC record ...	Buried in Ventnor Cemetery
GORDON F BERRIDGE	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
ERIC H BARBER	Possible CWGC record ...
CYRIL O CHANNING	CWGC record ...	Commemorated at St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Biographical information
C S COLLINS	CWGC record ... not found
EDGAR H CRUMP	CWGC record ...
L G DOWLING	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
JOHN E FRY	CWGC record ...
JOHN GOLDNEY	Probable CWGC record ...
GEORGE C HAWKINS	CWGC record ...	Buried in Ventnor Cemetery
L W G HESS	CWGC record ...
JOHN P JAYNE	CWGC record ... not found
FRANCIS V KINDER	CWGC record ...	Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London
ALBERT A KING	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
NORMAN A LALE	CWGC record ...	Buried in Ventnor Cemetery
NEELY A LONNEN	CWGC record ...
NELSON V LOWE	CWGC record ... Hobson Victor Lowe	Buried in Banneville-la-Campagne Cemetery, Normandy
RONALD W MILLS	CWGC record ...	HMS Hood Association record with photograph of R W Mills
WILLIAM E MORRIS	CWGC record ...	Buried in Shanklin Cemetery
WILLIAM H PAFFETT	CWGC record ...
GEORGE F ROGERSON	CWGC record ...	Buried in Ventnor Cemetery
G W ROWE	CWGC record ...
E J ROWE	CWGC record ...
LEONARD W SAUNDERS	CWGC record ...
HAROLD D SHEPPARD	CWGC record ...
PETER SPANNER	CWGC record ...
RAYMOND VINE	CWGC record ...
CHARLES H WALLER	CWGC record ...
DESMOND WOODNUTT	CWGC record ...
RICHARD E WOOD	CWGC record ...	Buried in Ventnor Cemetery
EDWIN H WOOD	CWGC record ...
J F M WEBBER	CWGC record ...
CIVILIANS
ANNIE ADAMS	CWGC record ...
EVA M CHEVERTON	CWGC record ...
EVA CHEETHAM	CWGC record ...
THOMAS GULL	CWGC record ...
EDITH GULL	CWGC record ...
FLORENCE NORMAN	CWGC record ...
HILDA NORMAN	CWGC record ...
WILLIAM NEWBERRY	CWGC record ...
WILLIAM A PHILLIPS	CWGC record ...
MARIA T PHILLIPS	CWGC record ...
PAMELA R PHILLIPS	CWGC record 1 ...
	CWGC record 2 ...
FRANK H D RUSSELL	CWGC record ...
E G STECKLY	CWGC record ... E G Stickley
GABY TESTA	CWGC record ...
KATE B WARD	CWGC record ...
CATHERINE WHITE	CWGC record ...
The following are also associated with Ventnor but do not appear on the Memorial. These are from the Great War :
Charles Alfred BENHAM	CWGC record ...
	Born in Gosport. Married Lucy M Russell in Ventnor; they had 2 children born in Ventnor. According to his obituary in the Isle of Wight Mercury he worked for 17 years at the Ventnor Steam Laundry, but cannot find any evidence of his being resident in Ventnor.
William Greatbatch BOXALL	CWGC record ...
	Born in Ventnor. Son of John and Alice Boxall, of Devonshire Terrace, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Later moved to London. Died 15 April 1918 Biographical information
James BUSH	CWGC record ...
	Born in Ventnor. Son of George Henry William Bush and his wife Ruth Ann Maria (nee Bull). The family moved to Haslemere in 1913. Commemorated at St Wilfrid's School War Memorial Biographical information
Herbert Westrup CANTON	CWGC record ...
	Died 13 May 1915. Son of Frank and Florence Canton, of Woodlands, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. See Biographical information
Arthur Thomas COOK	CWGC record ...
	Died 12 February 1919. Son of Mr. A. Cook, of 3, Prospect Terrace, Grove Rd., Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Buried at Wembley Old Burial Ground
Edwin George DIMMER	CWGC record ...
	From Longdown. See Biographical information
John James FRENCH	CWGC record ...
	Died 5 January 1919. Husband of Rose Felicia French, of Church Rd., Newton Green, Sudbury, Suffolk, and of "Elsinore", Alpine Rd., Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
Frederick FRYER	CWGC record ...
	Died 8 December 1918. Son of Thomas and the late Ann Fryer, of the Sun Inn, Romsey, Hants; husband of Maud V. Smith (formerly Fryer), of 3, Victoria Buildings, North St., Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
John HAYES	CWGC record ...
	Veteran Affairs Canada record ...
	Died 9 April 1917. Son of William and Elizabeth Hayes, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; husband of Julia Elizabeth Hayes, "Hasilhead", Spring Gardens, Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
John Thomas LEITCH	CWGC record ...
	Served with A.S.C. from 1915. Died 21 September 1919 at Netley Hospital, and buried at Ventnor Cemetery. Biographical information
George MAYO	CWGC Record
	Commemorated at St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Biographical information
William John PARR	CWGC record ...
	Indian Railway Accident 30 Aug 1916
Herbert John PASCOE	No CWGC record
	Served with Royal Berkshire Regiment. Discharged March 1919 due to sickness. Died 12 September 1919 and buried at Ventnor Cemetery Biographical Information
Herbert Leslie RIDLEY	CWGC record ...
	Died 16 July 1917 : Son of Louie C. Ridley, of Springfield, Chelmsford, and the late Walter Ridley. His brother Christopher also fell. The Isle of Wight County Press Death notice of 28 July 1917 states that he was from Rew, Ventnor.
Richard de Rupe ROCHE	CWGC record ... Biographical information Born in Ventnor. Lived later in Surrey.
Francis Morgan RUSSELL	CWGC record ... Biographical information
Richard Henry SMITH	CWGC record ...
	Died 2nd June 1917. Age 39. Husband of E. V. Smith, of 4, West View Cottage, West St., Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
Sydney Robert SNELL	CWGC record ...
	Died 26 September 1917. Son of Richard and Elizabeth Snell, of Laughterton, Lincs; husband of Mary Ann Wilkinson (formerly Snell), of 4, Albert Terrace, Albert St., Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
George STEWART	CWGC record ...
	Died of wounds 20th January 1915. Son of Alfred and Annie Stewart, of Canning Town, London; husband of Bessie Stewart, of 16, Pier St., Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
Sidney Charles TROWBRIDGE	CWGC record ...
	Died of disease, Parkhurst, 19th January 1915. Son of Henry and Ellen Trowbridge of Ventnor. Buried at : Ventnor Cemetery
Joseph S WILKINS	CWGC record ...
	From Portsmouth, named at Ventnor Post Office
The following are also associated with Ventnor but do not appear on the Memorial. These are from World War II :
William Henry Alfred HALL	CWGC record ...
	Died 19 June 1944 : Son of William and Lydia Florence Hall; husband of Iris Mary Hall, of Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Buried in Bayeux War Cemetery, Normandy
Alan Edward JAMES	CWGC record ...
	Died 21 June 1945 : Son of Edward and Lilian Frances James, of Ventnor, Isle of Wight; husband of Phyllis Cynthia James.
Peter Gerald RICKARD	CWGC record ...
	Died 28 May 1940 : Son of Aubrey and E. Gladys Rickard, of Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
Alice Margaret SCHRADER	CWGC record ...
	Died 9 September 1940, aged 52 : Civilian; of 57 Chancery Lane. Daughter of the late William and Sarah Schrader, of St. Augustine Villa, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Died at Lincoln House, High Holborn.
Mary Louisa Josephin SCHRADER	CWGC record ...
	Died 9 September 1940, aged 57 : Civilian; of 57 Chancery Lane. Daughter of the late William and Sarah Schrader, of St. Augustine Villa, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Died at Lincoln House, High Holborn.
Harry Osborne Stuart VOSS	Son of Ernest Osborne Voss and Etheldred Sanders Voss, of Ventnor, Isle of Wight; husband of Joan Voss, of Ventnor. CWGC record ...
	Buried in St Manvieu Cemetery, Normandy