
BREWOOD
ROMAN CATHOLIC WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & Boer War - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright
© Catherine Coleman 2007
The
war memorial is located inside St Mary's Roman Catholic Chruch, Brewood
and takes the form of a window of three lancets with the figure of Christ
on the cross in the central window with a figure of a priest below elevating
sacrament. The left-hand window contains a figure of St Michael and
three men in uniform below in prayer. The right-hand window contains
a figure of St George with three men in uniform below in prayer. There
is a nowy-headed brass plaque in a wooden frame with the inscription
and names in elaborate, and coloured, lettering. There are 16 names
for World War 1 and 2 for the South African (Boer) War.
IHS
THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED TO THE HONOUR
OF GOD AND IN THE UNDYING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND THEIR
SOULS TO GOD IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
VAUGHAN,
MC |
George
Edmund |
[Listed
as George Edward VAUGHAN on SDGW] Major, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream
Guards. Killed in action 15th September 1916. Aged 35. Brother
of Maj. E. M. Vaughan, of Blackladies, Brewood, Stafford. Buried
in DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot XIV.
Row A. Grave 5. |
ASPREY |
Bernard
Noel |
Lieutenant,
1st Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment).
Killed in action 24th February 1915. AGed 26. Son of Albert and
Annie Asprey, of Brewood, Stafford. Buried in HOUPLINES COMMUNAL
CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot II. Row E. Grave 37. |
BELL |
John |
[Listed
a John BILL on SDGW & CWGC] Private 46421, Depot, South Staffordshire
Regiment. Died in United Kingdom 24th September 1917. Aged 18.
Born and resident brewood, enlisted Hednesford. Son of John and
Caroline Bill, of Shop Lane, Brewood. Buried near South-East corner
of the Church sin SS. MARY AND CHAD CHURCHYARD, BREWOOD, Staffordshire. |
BRADLEY |
Patrick |
Private
3170, 1st/6th (T.F) Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment attahced
172nd Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 6th June 1915.
Born and resident Brewoode, enlisted Wolverhampton. Buried in
PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL), Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot III. Row G. Grave 6. |
BROWN |
John |
No
further information currently available |
DOULON |
Ernest
[Louis] |
[Listed
as Ernest DONLAN on SDGW and Ernest Louis DONLON on CWGC] Private
9290, 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Killed in action
17th May 1915. Born and resident Brewood, enlisted Lichfield.
no known grave. Commmeorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 21 and 22. |
GREEN |
William |
Private
39967, 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action
20th September 1917. Aged 39. Born and resident Brewood, enlisted
Himley, Worcestershire. Husband of Ellen Bethell (formerly Green),
of Newport St., Brewood, Staffs. Formerly 3847, South Staffordshire
Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 75 to 77. |
LEWIS |
Edward
[Rutter] |
Private
3835, 1st/6th (T.F.) Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment.
Killed in action 13th October 1915. Aged 24. Born and resident
Brewood, enlisted Wolverhampton. Husband of Florence Jones (formerly
Lewis), of 22 Woodbourn Rd., Attorcliffe, Sheffield. No known
grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
73 to 76. |
MEAGHER |
John
Edward |
No
further information currently available |
MEAGHER |
William |
No
further information currently available |
ONION |
Charles |
No
further information currently available |
STRAWBRIDGE |
John |
No
further information currently available |
SOUTHALL |
John |
Private
28604, 48th Company, Labour Corps. Killed in action 18th AUgust
1917. Aged 42. Born Brewood, enlisted Lichfield, resident Bishops
Wood, Brewood. Son of Felix and Catherine Southall, of Bishopswood,
Brewood, Stafford. Formerly 46179, 9th Battalion, Lincolnshire
Regiment. Buried in OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
BAILLEUL, Nord, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 30. |
TITLEY |
Alfred |
Private
29211, 7th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds
1st April 1918. Born Lapley, Staffs, enlisted Cannock. Formerly
S4/158435, Royal Army Service Corps. Buried in DOULLENS COMMUNAL
CEMETERY EXTENSION No. 1, Somme, France. Plot V. Row A. Grave
39. |
WATKINS |
William |
No
further information currently available |
WALL |
Timothy |
No
further information currently available |
ALSO
IN S. AFRICAN WAR |
EGAN |
James |
No
further information currently available |
HITCHCOTT |
John |
No
further information currently available |
R.I.P.
THE
SAINTS BY FAITH CONQUERED KINGDOMS, WROUGHT JUSTICE, OBTAINED THE PROMISE.
ADORAMUS
IN AETURNUM
Last
updated 18 February, 2007
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