Humber, Ford & Stoke Prior Group Parishes War Memorial

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Reference WMO/290987

Address:

Stoke Prior Roundabout

Stoke Prior

HR6 0lG

England

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Stone of remembrance
Materials:
  • Rock/Rough Stone Rock/Rough Stone
  • Stone Slate
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Created by the Group Parish Council for Humber, Ford & Stoke Prior to remember anyone associated with the community who had died fighting for our country. Dedicated at 11.30am on Friday 1st July 2022 in a Service organised by Brigadier (Retd) Iain Cholerton CBE and led by Rev Celia Rees. 15 pupils from Stoke Prior school laid wooden poppy crosses on each slate name plaque (engraved by EM Davis Industrial Ltd) which were individually sponsored. [Name of the pupil who laid a cross]. James H Acton: The ROYAL WELSH [Ivor Evans] John Arthur Daniel: The RIFLES [Ivy Webb-Davies] John Diggory: The Wilson and Saxon family [Penny White] John W Griffiths & Gilbert G Griffiths: Ms Jenny Jackson of Wallend Farm [Lilly Mckenzie & Isla Hughes] Harold Helme: Roger & Zena Helme [Frank Caswell] Thomas J Hill: The Thomas family, descendants of the Bemand family [Tom Davidson] Bertram George Leddington: A Herefordshire veteran [Floss Bemand] Hubert Parker: Philip & Margaret Brown [Amy Hinton] Charles Bath Preece: Janette Fullwood [Rosie Corfield] S Preece: Charlie, Deane & Jeanette of Ashwood House [Tilly Downes] Bernard Pritchard: Bridget & Peter Egerton of ‘Monkerton’ formerly ‘Stoke Prior Cross’ [Eleanor Eacock] Arthur Richards: The McCappin family [Shianne Power] William A Tungue: A family from Stoke Prior [Jacob Symonds] Leslie Wathen: The ROYAL NAVY [Pippi Nicholson-James] The stone trough (carved by Caitriona Cartwright) was sponsored by the Fowler-Wright family, Nick and Donna Helme of Wharton Court and the Peplow family of Fernside. Name plaques and trough were set in place by Ian Godding of Hitrees Ltd. Wreaths laid by: Chairman of the Parish Council – Councillor Hugh Fowler-Wright Senior Royal Navy Representative – CPO (Retr) Mark Peplow Senior Army Representative – Colonel Andy Taylor OBE DL RIFLES Senior Royal Air Force Representative – Air Commodore (Retd) Peter Whalley CBE RBL Representative – Major (Retd) Alan Harrhy ROYAL WELSH In attendance: Two RBL standard bearers and Aaron Collins & Loui Pavi of ATC Squadron 151 The Last Post and Reveille – Played by Mr Colin Hales LRSM, BMus (Hons), Mmus
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'Lest We Forget' on the stone trough.

Pte John W Griffiths, Canadian Infantry 26th September 1916 Pte John Arthur Daniel, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry 13th November 1916 Ordinary Seaman Thomas John Hill, Royal Navy 17th February 1917 Pte Gilbert G Griffiths, Queen’s Own Worcestershire Hussars 6th June 1917 Pte Harold Helme, Gloucestershire Regiment 20th August 1917 Pte William A. Tungue, Herefordshire Regiment 6th November 1917 LCpl Bertram George Leddington, Herefordshire Regiment 6th November 1917 Pte James Henry Acton, Welsh Regiment 24th March 1918 Pte Charles Bath Preece, Herefordshire Regiment 2nd July 1918 Pte Bernard Pritchard, Canadian Infantry 2nd September 1918 Pte Arthur Richards, Herefordshire Regiment 4th September 1918 Sgt John Diggory, RAF Volunteer Reserve 3rd July 1941 Able Seaman Leslie Frank Wathen, Royal Navy 30th December 1942 Hubert Parker, Royal Scots Regiment 26th March 1945 LCpl Sydney John Preece Price, South Lancashire Regiment 6th May 1942

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