Newbury Town War Memorial

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Reference WMO/114256

Address:

St Nicolas Church

Bartholomew Street

Junction with West Mills

Newbury

RG14 5HB

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Composite
Lettering: Raised
About the memorial: Memorial cross and commemorative wall constructed 1922; the wall separates the monument from St Nicolas Churchyard. Lower tier with 339 names of the fallen from WWI and upper tier (added 1950) 171 from WWII. Designed by Sir Mervyn Macartney BA FRIBA FSA, and constructed by Thorn & Sons - stonemasons of Newbury. WWI names - originally on stone tablets - were replaced with bronze tablets in 1950 (introducing a number of errors); bronze tablets by Gardeners & Sons, Bristol. Description from Newbury Weekly News 5 Oct 1922: The total height is 17ft 6in, the shaft being 10ft 6in, the steps 3ft, and the cross-head 4ft. Surmounting the shaft is a beautiful tabernacle with recessed canopies containing four figures 2ft 9in in height, and resting on the heads of angels with outstretched wings. The figures are St Michael, with wings and a balance; St George and the dragon; St Nicholas, witch a child kissing the hem of his garment, and the emblematic three balls; St Martin, represented in his clerical garb, and a goose at his side.
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In memory of those who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918 (Panel 7) & In memory of those who gave their lives in the World War 1939-1945 (Panel 17)

Panel 1 Lorna Ferris W J Himmons P Hamblin H S Griffin A W Stevens G H Ballard A Nailor T A Stillman E B Pounds A Gore A J Shipley A R Smallbone S Smith W G Mason J French J T Owen J W Owen A Parsons J Bellinger W C Bellinger A W Plater E Park A R Rushent E V Davis A Mew W C Bosley A Rosier P R Styles E G Savage F H Sharp Panel 2 F P Frost W H Allen W H Barber E F Rivers F Partridge J Partridge C E Smith A Wooldridge S Wooldridge J Bosley H Maccabee J Maccabee R H Mees P J Webb W Crook G N Swinley S C Shelton A M Shelton G L H Gilbert E Buckell J Bowley T A Maccabee R J Maccabee T G Hobbs E Hobbs A Perrin G Hacker J Middleton P Quarterman C Quarterman Panel 3 C Munday W Wickens H Sawyer F Sawyer F Pearce H B Baldwin A J Fox J Wilson W Allaway W H Lake T V Marshall W Chivers H H Brown W Hunter A Hunter R Mason G Edwards E R Edwards T H H Perring S E Deacon F H Jones S W Jones F J Lipscombe D C Pearce A G Cruse J A Hopson B H Belcher L J Benham G W Herbert F Holmes Panel 4 B O Vockins F J Preston C E Bravant W A Peirce E G Westall J Wigmore A G Wyllie A H Ellaway A Swain N Withers F Newport S J Davis D J Salway W H Giles F Lait A G Edwards A J George W G Gregory F Sainsbury G Stamford J Seymour M H Ballard A King J G Hayes B W Baron A Bartholomew H A Thatcher R Shutler F Minchin G F Austin Panel 5 W J Perkins H Marshall A Marshall W Barlow G Brooks O Humphries G R Baker M R B Liddle W J Quintin W Bosley G Johnson T W Johnson F Lawrence W H Palmer R W George F Westall A Corderoy G Pearce C T Taylor F W Lovell G F Stevens W Lawrence H S Freeman W H Pocock B Povey A J Walker C Harrison F W Powers J Wheeler H A R Fray Panel 6 W H Ward E Davies H G Rosier W J Jones C Fisher A Birch A Illsley P A Kemp F R Beckley A C Ashfield A T Deacon R Bentley W A Tucker W T Tucker H W Parker F W Smith C A Newport G H Barden H L Barden A Bance A Brindley V Starkey G Allen Panel 8 A F Blood J H Digweed C W Brown C J Waldron A Emblen A Goodyear C Trevor-Roper G Trevor-Roper A Musselwhite R A Greenslade A Crosswell R F J Oliver W J Aldridge A J Aldridge F Hemmings W E Crocker Panel 9 H Cockell E J Crook R Bailey W Westall E P Plenty W E Giles A G Busby T W Baker G Lock B Bushnell J A Buxey F Payne F L Allen F E Curtis C H Slade A J Beaver H C Bazett G K Bazett A H Davis F G Lewis G A Leather N G Burgess W E Vickers H G Lovelock W Piddington R G Wheeler F Mortimer W F Whiley G Wherrell W F Hopkins Panel 10 H W Howe H E Breach F G Breach A G Rolfe H G Rogers S H Slade G J Smith A E Thomas A H Butler W S Luke A Peel W Elliott G Dry G H Smith J H Smith E A Smith E W Brooks G Wootten E E Cooper L A Harris R G Taylor A J Minchin E Dangerfield A W Freeman R E Hamblin JW Rumble F Hayward A E Canning H C Lockyear G Shefford Panel 11 G Oram C H Sims W S Smith R Smith B W Smith F Westall T Crocker F Church G West H P Ford G Eaton B Bew H B Biddis W King E Noakes R Ferris S J Hughes E Giles F G Coburn F W Clarke E R Peachey W J Peachey S N Doggett G Harrison J W C Gough A Furgusson G Donovan W O Wickens B E Wickens G L Wickens Panel 12 R E Thorn A J Geater P R Hester H Herbert A J Smith T C Skurray C Whitehorn P Buckingham J A Grigg F C Eary F Woodley S G Wilkes A Prior A V Knight W T Frazer L A Cramp A Chivers H N Winter A New A J Garrett G Smart C Scouse G P Ravenor H Ravenor R B Ravenor C Bloomfield C H Eggleton W R Povey F Hammond W Freemantle Panel 13 F Tancock D Tumblety E H Deacon D Gardner C Harris H Shaw J Perris W Annetts F E G Pearce S Giddings F H Somerset B Somerset E Willis A T Parsons H A Turner W Newman R Swatton C Hughes H T Barrett R F Drewell H T Binks W F Hopgood A T Brazier J O Nash F J Lake S J Brooks T L Taylor S G Hodges C W Harvey F Pibworth Panel 14 W B Adams F H Allday W H Annetts F B Ashfield W S M Atkins MG W Baigent S C Bailey F C L Bain G W Baldwin J T Bashford C D Beales W J Bell P N Bing D T Bowden S S Brind R H Brindley N S Brown D W Burridge S J H Buss A D Canning J Champ A E F Chivers A J Claridge J W Cole G S Cole G F Coles R A Coles H W S Cook G Cottle A G Crame Panel 15 S Daniel R C Davey K Deness M Dowling A G Emmens A E Emmens R T Etherton H L Evans J M Evans L H Farr J Fawcett L Ford L A Foster A J E Foster R H Furlong R C Furlong R C George G S Goddard W Goodman G C Gore G F Gore W H Gosnell H W Goule DFC R W J Greem DFM W R W Groves S Haines W Handyside F W Hardy W T Hartland R Harvey Panel 16 S W A Hawker F W Hill D F Holland R Honey A J W Hopson E E Hunt R T Hunt F J Hyde F B Indge G H James L Jennings C F Johnson P Kemp H G Kernutt C Lake L C Lawrence S G Lewis E J Lipscomb F J Little M Little A F Lovelock W Lynch A E Mackrill A H Manwaring D S McPherson F N Meddings A Miles H W Miles A F Minchin A G Murkett Panel 18 L Mutlow G G North G Nutley M Parker C V Parsloe G N Patterson E W A Peachey E T Pearce O R Peck J C Perry J Pett W C Pink O W Pitchford J Pitt A W Pryke S A W Ravenscroft S C Rawlings W C Rawlings E Ray A E Read J Rice A F Rivers MM F G Rothery I R A Rudders Smith R V Rummins A R Russell E H C Scaplehorn F P Seward K F Seward J T Seymour Panel 19 C H Shaw P H Sheerman W A Sillence A E Smith P B Smith R G J Southey J H Stevens E Swingler H G Thatcher M D Thomas W H J Thompson K E W Thorne F J C Tillett N R A Townsend J K Turner R D W Uniacke J H Vaughan J F Webb E R Webber J W Wellington E Wheeler F N Wheeler F N Whistler F G Whitehorn J R Wickens T J Wilkins E D Willcock R N Willcock A R Williams T B Williamson Panel 20 L F Willoughby R R Winn H Withers H J Woodman H R D Woods D Benham M M Benham S R Bishop L E J Brown A Cooper M E Cooper H L Purdy J P Petroney M A Reid C Singlehurst H H Singlehurst A E Spender K V Spender J Symes E Wallin J Vitale

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