CALDICOT
WW1 AND WW2 MEMORIAL
World War
1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © Lyndon Wigmore 2009
The monument
is fairly new, and stands at the end of the pedestrianised part of
the town centre taking the form of a Celtic Cross made of Welsh slate.
It stands atop a double-step plinth, with the names of the fallen
being written around the upper step. On it are recorded 13 names from
the First World War and a further 12 from the Second World War.
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Photograph
Copyright © Lyndon Wigmore 2009 |
LEST WE FORGET. THEY GAVE THEIR TOMORROW FOR OUR TODAY.
1914-1918
| ANDREWS |
George |
Sergeant,
59th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Died 19th July 1916 aged 31.
Son of George and Selina Andrews, of "Myrtle House," Caldicot,
Newport, Mon., Wales. No known grave. Commemorated at V.C, Corner
Australian Memorial, Fromelles, near Lille, France. |
| DAVIES |
Andrew
J |
probably
Private, 35th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Died 5th April 1918.
No known grave. Commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial,
Amiens, France. |
| EVANS |
Alfred
W |
No
further details available. Too many possibilities. |
| EVANS |
Ernest
Charles |
Lance-Corporal,
11th Battalion, Welch Regiment. Died 31st March 1918 aged 25. Son
of William and Anna Diment Evans, of 1, West End Terrace, Caldicot,
Newport, Mon. Buried at Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. |
| PARRY |
Henry
A |
probably
Rifleman, 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 1st July 1916.
No known grave. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. |
| PARRY |
Percy
S |
Rifleman,
1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 8th May 1915 aged 20.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Parry, of Church Rd., Caldicot, Newport, Mon.
No known grave. Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. |
| PEACH |
Henry |
probably
Private, 2nd Battalion, the Welsh Regiment. Died 9th May 1915. No
known grave. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, Pas-de-Calais,
France. |
| PRIDE |
James
Allan |
Squadron
Quartermaster-Sergeant, 10th Australian Light Horse. Died 7th February
1919 aged 35. Son of John and Anne Pride, of The Cross, Caldicot,
Newport, Mon., England. Buried at the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery,
Egypt. |
| SPENCER
M.M. |
Stanley
S |
probably
an incorrect initial for Stanley John Spencer M.M., Private, 17th
Battalion, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died 2nd September 1918. Son
of Agnes Mary Spencer, of 3, Church Rd., Caldicot, nr. Newport,
Mon. Buried at Varennes Military Cemetery, nr Albert, Somme, France. |
| STRINGER |
Charles
W |
probably
an incorrect initial for Charles Henry Stringer, Lance-Corporal,
"A" Company, 5th Battalion, the South Wales Borderers.
Died 23rd September 1917 aged 34. Son of William Stringer, of West
End, Caldicot, Newport, Mon.; husband of Mary M. Stringer, of 5,
Richmond Parade, Nelson St., Chepstow, Mon. Buried at Spoilbank
Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium. |
| THOMAS |
William
H |
No
further details available. Too many possibilities. |
| TIPLIN |
James
Alfred |
Rifleman,
1st Battalion, the Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 13th October 1915
aged 20. Son of James and Charlotte Tiplin, of "Fernleigh",
Caldicot, Newport, Mon. No known grave. Commemorated on the Loos
Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France. |
| TURNER |
Ernest
R |
No
further details available. Too many possibilities. |
| WILLIAMS |
Richard
H |
No
further details available. Too many possibilities. |
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| FRANCIS |
William
T |
probably
William Thomas Francis, Sapper, Royal Engineers. Died 22nd February
1945 aged 31. Buried at Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgium. |
| HARRIS |
William |
Sergeant,
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Died 5th December 1944
aged 27. Son of Thomas and Polly Harris, of Caldicot Pill, Monmouthshire;
husband of Clarice Mildred Harris, of Roggiett, Monmouthshire. Buried
at Ranchi War Cemetery, Jharkhand Province, India. |
| MILLINGTON |
John |
Leading
Aircraftsman, RAF Volunteer Reserve. Died 3rd July 1947 aged 27.
Son of John and Mary Emma Millington; husband of Grace Jeannetta
Millington, of St. Pancras, London. Buried at Caldicot (St Mary)
Churchyard. |
| MORGAN |
Leslie |
No
further details available. |
| MUNDAY |
Godfrey |
No
further details available. |
| NEILD |
Geoffrey |
No
further details available. |
| ODAM |
Raymond |
No
further details available. |
| PORTER |
Wilfred
John |
Lance-Bombardier,
75 Anti-Tank Regiment. Died 2nd September 1944 aged 25. Son of William
and Lilian Eliza Porter; husband of Nancy Lorraine Porter, of Caldicot,
Monmouthshire. Buried at St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Somme, France. |
| SHOREY |
Roy
[Walter] |
Private
3914175, 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Killed in action
in Burma 5 August 1944. Aged 34. Son of Reginald Walter and Charlotte
Shorey; husband of Edith Lilian Shorey, of Garden City, Chepstow,
Monmouthshire; late of Caldicot. Buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery,
Myanmar. Plot 7. Row B. Grave 1. |
| SQUIBBS |
Bertram |
No
further details available. |
| THOMAS |
David
E |
No
further details available. |
| WILCOX |
Frederick
Daniel John |
Private,
10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died 25th August 1944
aged 25. Son of Daniel and Mary Wilcox, of Caldicot, Monmouthshire.
Buried at Taukkyan Cemetery, Myanmar. |
Last
updated:
6 September, 2019
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