Location
In St Edmund's Churchyard, Wootton, Isle of Wight, PO33 4PZ
See map on www.streetmap.co.uk
National Inventory of War Memorials Record
Link : NIWM Reference 21888
English Heritage Listing Status
St Edmund's Church is Listed Grade B. Since the War Memorial is situated within the curtilage of the Church, it is assumed to be covered by the Listing.
Description
Obelisk, with panels bearing the names of Great War and World War II names. It was designed by John Harry Fulford (1887 - 1964), an architect, whose family lived at The Cedars.
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Inscription
THESE
MEN OF
WOOTTON &
DISTRICT GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE
SERVICE OF THEIR KING
AND COUNTRY 1914 - 1918
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names as given below
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"SEE TO IT YE WHO COME AFTER, THAT
THEIR NAME BE NOT FORGOTTEN"
AND OF
THOSE WHO FELL IN
1939 - 1945
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names as given below
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NORTHERN IRELAND
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name as given below
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Further Information
| Name | Unit | Links |
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| 1914 - 1918 | | |
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| J BARTON | 8TH HANTS RGT |
CWGC record ... |
| N R COFFIN | WARWICKSHIRE RGT |
CWGC record ...
N R Coffen |
| A GREENHAM | 1/8TH HANTS RGT |
CWGC record ... |
Biography and circumstances of death (Wootton Bridge Historical website) |
| H C GUY | 5TH GREN GDS |
CWGC record ... |
| J F HARVEY | HMS NEWMARKET |
CWGC record ... |
| B S HAYLES | HMS VICTORY |
CWGC record ... |
| H J MEW | HMS INVINCIBLE |
CWGC record ... |
| E H MOWBRAY | 2ND BERKS RGT |
CWGC record ... |
| P A RUSSELL | 1ST HANTS RGT |
CWGC record ... |
| J SALMON | 1/8TH HANTS RGT |
CWGC record ... |
| W WADMORE | 2ND HANTS RGT |
CWGC record ... |
| H A WATSON | 1/8TH HANTS RGT |
CWGC record ... |
Biography and circumstances of death (Wootton Bridge Historical website) |
| E J WEBB | DORSET RGT |
CWGC record ... |
| W J MCDINE | 1ST BLACK WATCH |
CWGC record ... |
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| 1939 - 1945 | | |
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| BULL, H | ROYAL NAVY |
CWGC record ... |
| BURGESS, H | ROYAL NAVY |
CWGC record ... |
| ELDRIDGE, J W H | ROYAL NAVY |
CWGC record ... |
| MORRIS, F H | ROYAL NAVY |
Probable CWGC record ... |
| PUDDY, R G | ROYAL NAVY |
CWGC record ... |
| LONG, B D | KING'S DN GDS |
CWGC record ... |
| CHANDLER, L S | ROYAL ENGINEERS |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information
Buried at Bayeux War Cemetery in France |
| BRIGHT, G H | ROYAL ARTILLERY |
CWGC record ... |
| SHEPPARD, K D | ROYAL ARTILLERY |
CWGC record ... |
| STAY, A | ROYAL ARTILLERY |
CWGC record ... |
| CLAYTON, P L | ROYAL AIR FORCE |
CWGC record ... |
Biography and circumstances of death |
| JEATT, D J W | MERCHANT NAVY |
CWGC record ... |
| MITCHISON, R C | A.I.F. |
CWGC record ...
Australian War Memorial record ... |
Biography and circumstances of death (Wootton Bridge Historical website) |
| BULL, G | WOOTTON H.G. | No CWGC record |
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| KILLEEN, B V | WOOTTON H.G. |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Newport Borough Cemetery |
| PLEASE, W | SPECIAL CONSTABLE | No CWGC record |
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| COX, C H | ROYAL AIR FORCE |
CWGC record ... |
Biography and circumstances of death |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | | |
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| P E SHEPPARD | ROYAL ARTILLERY | |
Headstone in St Edmund's Churchyard
Commemorated at the Armed Forces Memorial
at the National Memorial Arboretum |
Others associated with Wootton not recorded on Memorial :
Link to :
Wootton Bridge Historical website
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page last updated 26 October 2011 (added T L Wilkinson)
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