
CHRISTCHURCH
(NEWPORT) WW1 AND WW2 MEMORIAL
World War
1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © Lyndon Wigmore 2008
Christchurch
is now a suburb of Newport, but in the 1920s it was a village in its
own right. The parish war memorial is in the centre of a small square
between the Parish Church and the local pub. It takes the form of
a cross atop a three-step octagonal plinth. The steps are high, and
the inscriptions are around the faces of the plinth.
The inscriptions
are unusual in that they show name, rank, unit and date of death,
and they are ordered on date of death. There are 51 names from the
First World War and 13 names from the Second. For ease of reference,
the names have been sorted into alphabetical order here.
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ERECTED
TO THE MEMORY OF
THE FALLEN OF THIS PARISH
DURING THE WAR
1914-1919
THEY DIED
THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE
ANDERSON |
J |
Chief
Engineer, SS Alfalfa. Died 6th May 1916. |
BEVAN |
REGINALD |
Private,
7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Died 23rd October 1915 (13th October
according to CWGC). No known grave. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial,
France. |
BINNING |
HERBERT |
Private,
1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Died 26th September 1914.
No known grave. Commemorated on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial,
near Paris, France. |
BLACKMORE |
JAMES
ARTHUR |
Private,
1st Battalion, Scots Guards. Died 25th January 1915 aged 33. Son
of William and Rosa Blackmore, of Milton Cottage, Llanwern, Newport,
Mon. No known grave. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, Somme,
France. |
BLACKMORE |
WILLIAM |
Private,
"B" Company 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died
8th May 1915 aged 35. Son of William and Rosa Blackmore, of Milton
Cottage, Llanwern, Newport, Mon. No known grave. Commemorated on
the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium. |
BYARD |
WALTER
HENRY |
Private,
Depot Battalion, South Wales Borderers, temporarily assigned to
the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Died 8th February 1916 (11th
February 1917 according to CWGC) aged 22. Son of Eber and Mary Catherine
Byard, of The Routs Farm, Llanwern, Newport, Mon. Born at Linton,
Ross, Herefordshire. Buried at Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery. |
CARMAN |
THOMAS
PARKIN |
Private,
2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 10th July 1917 aged
27. Son of George and Elizabeth Carman, of Newport, Mon. Buried
at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. |
COX |
VICTOR
CHARLES |
Mess
Room Steward, SS Alfalfa, Mercantile Marine. Died 6th May 1916,
aged 17. Son of Charles Ernest and Susannah Cox, of Pleasant View,
Penylan Park, Newport, Mon. Commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial |
DANKS |
BENJAMIN
FREDRICK |
Gunner,
Royal Field Artillery. Died 28th March 1919, aged 22. Son of Mr.
H. B. and Mrs. Elizabeth Danks, of Cromwell House, Caerleon, Mon.
Buried in the Christchurch (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Newport, Gwent. |
DAVIES |
WALTER |
Private,
10th Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Died 31st July 1917, aged
32. Son of William and Carrie Davies, of Christchurch, Newport;
husband of Ethel Agnes Lucy Davies, of 6, Livingstone Place, Maindee,
Newport, Mon. Buried at Artillery Wood Cemetery, Boezinge, Belgium. |
DRAY |
W
E |
Sergeant,
10th Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Died 2nd July 1918. Son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dray; brother of F. E. Dray, of 1, Somerton
Place, Newport, Mon. Buried at Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme,
France. |
DUFFIELD |
H |
Private,
4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Died 9th April 1916. Buried
at Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. |
DYMENT |
WILLIAM
CLIFFORD |
Private,
17th Battalion, Lancaster Fusiliers. Died June 1918 (22nd May 1918
according to CWGC) aged 29. Husband of Bessie Dyment, of 7 Rectory
Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham. Buried at Varennes Military Cemetery,
Somme, France. |
ELLIS |
EDWARD
GORDON |
Private,
9th Battalion, Royal Scots. Died 4th August 1918 aged 19. Son of
Mrs. S. I. Ellis, of Christchurch Rd. Post Office, Newport, Mon.,
and the late Morgan Leslie Ellis. Buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension,
Rouen, France. |
GRIFFITHS |
ALBERT
GEORGE |
Private,
1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 13th October 1915 aged
20. Son of Thomas and Amy Jane Griffiths, of The Village, Caerleon,
Mon. Buried at Loos British Cemetery, Somme, France. |
GRIFFITHS |
T |
Private,
South Wales Borderers. Died 18th August 1916. |
HARRIS |
H
H |
Sergeant,
11th Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Died 2nd February 1917 aged
22. Son of William and Mary Harris, of Liswerry Road, Newport, Mon.,
South Wales. Buried at Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, near Ypres, Belgium. |
HAY |
GERALD
H |
Gunner,
224th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 21st March 1918.
No known grave. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial. |
HERN |
WILLIAM
STANLEY |
Major,
3rd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. Died 10th August 1915. No known
grave. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
HUGGETT |
IVOR
HERBERT |
Sergeant,
"C" Company, 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.
Died 8th May 1917 aged 27. Son of Mary Elizabeth Bullock (formerly
Huggett), of The Mervale, Christchurch, Newport, Mon., and the late
Thomas Huggett. Enlisted Sept., 1914. No known grave. Commemorated
on the Arras Memorial. |
JAMES |
ALFRED
JOHN |
Private
(Lance-Corporal on CWGC), 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment.
Died 8th May 1915 aged 27. Son of Emily Maud James, of "Fern
Lea," Nash Rd., Newport, Mon. No known grave. Commemorated
on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium. |
JEFFRIES |
(WILFRED)
REGINALD |
Private,
1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 25th April 1915. No
known grave. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium. |
JOHNSON |
CHARLES
REGINALD |
Private,
16th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died 9th October 1918 aged
20. Son of Thomas John and Annie Johnson, of 127, Christchurch Rd.,
Newport, Mon. Buried at Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy,
France. |
JONES |
ALFRED |
Gunner,
38th (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 25th
July 1917 (25th June 1917 on CWGC) aged 43. Son of Henry and Matilda
Jones, of Kemeys , Mon. Buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension,
France. |
JONES |
WILLIAM
HENRY |
Driver,
"B" Battery, 122nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died
22nd July 1917 aged 28. Son of Sarah Jane Bennett (formerly Jones),
of 11, Railway Terrace, Gilfach, Bargoed, Cardiff, and the late
Albert Jones. Native of Bishton, Newport, Mon. Buried at Bard Cottage
Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium. |
KERTON |
CHARLES |
Private,
1st Battalion, Welsh Guards. Died 1st December 1917. No known grave.
Commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval. |
KING |
L
H |
Trooper,
Inniskillin Dragoons. Died 2nd July 1917. Buried at Templeux-le-Guerard
British Cemetery. |
LUXTON |
CORNELIUS
GEORGE |
Gunner,
Royal Navy Volunter Reserve SS Britannia. Died 18th October 1917.
No known grave. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. |
MASSER |
H |
Private,
11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Died 18th October 1918.
Buried at Cretinier Cemetery, Wattrelos, France. |
MERRETT |
ERNEST
NELSON |
Private,
17th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Died 10th July 1917 aged 22. Son
of George and Mary M. Merrett, of Brook House, Bishpool, Christchurch,
Newport, Mon. Buried at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery,
Manancourt, France. |
MILLER |
A |
Sergeant,
6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Died 8th November 1915. Buried
at Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery, Belgium. |
MOGFORD |
GEORGE |
Private,
1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Died 9th February 1916. No
known grave. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial. |
MORGAN |
MORGAN |
Private,
1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 8th May 1915. Son of
Mr. L. Morgan, of Bolt House, Chepstow Rd., Newport, Mon., and the
late Mary Morgan. No known grave. Commemorated on the Menin Gate,
Ypres, Belgium. |
PATTIMORE |
FREDERICK
WILLIAM |
(Pattemore
on CWGC) Private, 1st Battalion, Dorset Regiment. Died 2nd May 1915
aged 41. Husband of Selina Ellen Pattemore, of Church Cottage, Caerleon,
Mon. Native of Crewkerne, Somerset. Buried at Bailleul Communal
Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. |
RAWLINGS |
A
E |
Lance-Corporal,
Military Mounted Police. Died 23rd November 1918 aged 29. Buried
at Newport (Christchurch) Cemetery, Gwent, UK. |
ROYSTER |
ALFRED |
Private,
1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Died 25th January 1915. No
known grave. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, France. |
SHOTTON |
A |
Sergeant,
South Staffordshire Regiment. Died 1st July 1916. |
SHYER |
HARRY |
Private,
HMS Good Hope, Royal Navy (Royal Marine Light Infantry on CWGC).
Died 1st November 1914 aged 20. Son of Solomon John and Agnes Jane
Shyer, of Haselbury, Plucknett, Crewkerne. No known grave. Commemorated
on the Plymouth Memorial. |
SPITTLE |
THOMAS
STANLEY |
Captain,
1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 2nd October 1917 aged
33. Son of Mr. T. Spittle, of Newport, Mon.; husband of Hilda M.
A. Spittle, of Worcester Park, Surrey. Buried at Noeux-les-Mines
Communal Cemetery Extension. |
STANLEY |
JOSEPH
LEONARD |
Lance-Corporal,
1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Died 9th May 1915. No known
grave. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial. |
STEVENS |
GEORGE
ARTHUR |
Private,
139th Company, Machine Gun Corps. Died 25th September 1916 aged
20. Son of David James and Emily Grace Stevens, of Hatherleigh Cottage,
Maindee, Newport, Mon. Buried at Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere,
France. |
TANNER |
(JOSEPH)
GEORGE |
Corporal,
1st Battalion, Welsh Guards. Died 18th August 1916 aged 26. Son
of Joseph and Emma Tanner, of Hope Brook, Longhope, Glos. Buried
at Bertrancourt Military Cemetery , Somme, France. |
THOMAS |
WILLIAM
JOHN |
Lance-Corporal,
152nd Company, Machine Gun Corps. Died 6th October 1916 aged 27.
Son of William and Mary Ann Thomas, of Chepstow Hill, Caerleon,
Monmouthshire. Buried at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No
1, Somme, France. |
TOOZE |
ARTHUR
HAROLD |
Ordinary
Seaman, HMS Terrible, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 8th October
1915 aged 18. Son of Arthur and Lavina Tooze, of Bullmoor Rd., Caerleon,
Newport, Mon. Buried at Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, UK. |
TREZISE |
J |
Private,
45th Supply Company, Roral Army Service Corps. Died 4th April 1919.
Buried at Newport (Christchurch) Cemetery, UK. |
TURNBULL |
CHARLES
JOHN |
Gunner,
C Battery, 57th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 16th October
1916 aged 18. Son of William and Sarah Turnbull, of High View, Christchurch
Rd., Newport, Mon. Buried at Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery. |
TURNER |
GEORGE |
Private,
1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Died 25th May 1915 aged 28. Son of
Mrs. Sarah Turner, of Catsash, Christchurch, Newport, Mon. No known
Grave. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium. |
WATKINS |
WILLIAM |
Sapper,
8th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 11th April 1916. No known
Grave. Commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, UK. |
WHITE |
ALBERT |
Private,
1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 8th May 1915. No known
grave. Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium. |
WILLIAMS |
A |
Sapper,
Royal Engineers. Died 24th July 1916. |
WILLIAMS |
E
F |
Royal
Navy. Died 22nd September 1917. |
ALSO
TO THE MEMORY OF
THE FALLEN OF THIS PARISH
DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939-1945 |
BEVAN |
JAMES
EDWIN |
Sergeant,
4th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Died 19th September 1944 aged 24.
Son of Charles and Ruth Bevan, of Caerleon, Monmouthshire husband
of E. Winifred Bevan of Caerleon. Buried at Adegem Canadian War
Cemetery, Belgium. |
BEVAN |
ARTHUR
DONALD |
Private,
2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Died 24th October 1944 aged
22. Son of Charles Hugo and Ruth Bevan; husband of Mary Theresa
Bevan, of Newport, Monmouthshire. Buried at Geel War Cemetery, Belgium. |
CHARLES-JONES |
JOHN
KENNETH |
Pilot
Officer, Photographic Reconnaissance Unit, Royal Air Force. Died
27th July 1941 aged 23. Son of Ernest and Edith Pearl Charles-Jones,
of Penhow, Monmouthshire. No known grave. Commemorated on the Runnymede
Memorial. |
DANKS |
CLIFFORD |
Trooper,
23rd Hussars , Royal Armoured Corps. Died 6th August 1944 aged 29.
Son of Henry Benjamin and Elizabeth Danks, of Caerleon, Monmouthshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on the Bayeux Memorial, France. |
EDWARDS |
CHARLES
LESLIE |
Civilian,
Party Leader, London County Council, Heavy Rescue Service. Died
3rd September 1940 aged 37. Son of Ann Edwards, of 257 Christchurch
Road, Newport, Monmouthshire; husband of Brenda Edwards, of 22 Spencer
Walk, Putney. Died at St. Dionis Road. Buried at Fulham Metropolitan
Borough Cemetery, London. |
ESSERY |
JAMES
MERVYN |
Aircraftman
1st Class, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 20th April 1941
aged 24. Son of James Albert and Mabel Beatrix Essery, of Newport,
Monmouthshire; husband of Margaret Essery, of Newport. Buried at
Khartoum War Cemetery, Sudan, Africa. |
FOXALL |
REGINALD
CHARLES |
Corporal,
108th Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 7th August
1944 aged 25. Son of Frederick Solomon and Elsie Elizabeth Foxall,
of Newport, Monmouthshire. Buried at Aleppo War Cemetery, Syria. |
HEWS |
KENNETH
HENRY |
3rd
Officer, S.S. Nailsea Court (Cardiff), Merchant Navy. Died 10th
March 1943 aged 27. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Hews, of Newport,
Monmouthshire. No known grave. Commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial,
London. |
HOPKINS |
LEWIS |
3rd
Officer, S.S. Cortes (London), Merchant Navy. Died 26th September
1941 aged 25. Son of Lewis Hopkins, and of Alice Hopkins, of Newport,
Monmouthshire. No known grave. Commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial,
London. |
JENKINS |
ALAN
THOMAS |
Lance-Corporal,
1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers. Died 20th October 1944 aged
21. Son of David Charles and Winifred Ethel Jenkins, of Caerleon,
Monmouthshire. Buried at Santerno Valley War Cemetery, Bologna,
Italy. |
MOORE |
TREVOR
BRYN |
Flight-Sergeant,
49th Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 4th April
1945 aged 21. Son of Alfred Edward and Harriett Doris Moore, of
Newport, Monmouthshire. No known grave. Commemorated on the Runnymede
Memorial. |
PHILLIPS |
T |
(Forename:
Frank on CWGC). Private, 1st Battalion, Welch Regiment. Died 22nd
February 1945 aged 29. Buried at Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. |
THOMAS |
EDWARD |
Chief
Electrical Artificer, HMS Glorious, Royal Navy. Died 8th June 1940
aged 37. Son of Daniel Henry and Annie Thomas, of Newport, Monmouthshire;
husband of Phyllis Florida Thomas, of Newport. A.M.I.E.E. No known
grave. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. |
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10 May, 2008
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