St Matthew's Church War Memorial

Current Location

St Matthew's Church
Wenlock Street
Luton
United Kingdom

Classification

St Matthew's Church war memorial

Prominent local businessman and auctioneer Hugh Cumberland unveiled the war memorial at St Matthew's Church, High Town, in November 1921. It was dedicated by the then Vicar, the Rev D. A. Jaquet.

The memorial, containing over 150 names, retains a prominent position of respect in the church. The slideshow, below, includes a picture published in the Tuesday Pictorial of the Rev Jaquet and the memorial following the dedication. The inscription reads:

"To the Glory of God and in grateful and loving memory of the men of St Matthew's Parish and Congregation who sacrificed their lives in the Great War 1914-1918." The names included are:

 

The Royal Navy

PESTELL H. S. (ERA) HMS Vanguard

PINNOCK P. J. (Stoker) HMS Amphion

SHARP S. (Stoker) HMS Repulse

 

The Army

Officers

Captain William Henry COATE

Captain Brian Clarke CUMBERLAND

Lieut Frank Stuart SHOOSMITH

2nd Lieut Frank Hubert BARTON

2nd Lieut Alfred Melbourne COATE

 

Sergeants

BROOKS E. W.

CHERRY S.

DAY W.

DICKMAN J.

ELLINGHAM W.

GOODSON J.

LANE H.

PESTELL H.

PLATER J.

WORBOYS A. G.

 

Corporals

ALFORD W. A.

ANDREWS W. J.

BREED B.

CARRINGTON C.

DAVIS E.

EUINTON L.

EVANS L. B.

HARRIS A.W.

LOWIN H. S.

SHACKLETON F. H.

SHORT C. F.

SMITH C.

SMITH F.

TAYLOR G.

WHINNETT H.

 

Lance Corporals

BAINES S.

BROWN T. F.

BROWN T.

COX C. G.

GILTROW W. G.

HENMAN E.

HIGHTON A. T.

IVINS W. T. (Bombardier)

SEAR J. H.

SNOXELL H.

TROTT G.

WATKINS P. H.

 

Privates

ALLEN A.

ALLEN F. R.

ASHTON A.A.

BACCHUS G. J.

BASS G.

BASS W. (Gunner)

BASS T.

BATES P. W.

BELL S.

BENT J. C.

BITHERY A. E.

BLEANEY B.

BRANDON E. S.

BRYANT H.

BROWN A.

BROWN A. J.

BUCKINGHAM P.

BUNKER J.

BURKITT W.

CAIN S.

CARTER A.

CARTER C.

CATLIN W. G.

CAWDELL S. S.

CHALKLEY H.

CHAPMAN H. F.

CHAPPELL B.

CLARKE E. J.

CLARKE W. T.

COKE H.

COPLEY J.

CRAWLEY R.

CRICK R. A.

DILLINGHAM A.

DIMMOCK S. G.

DUNHAM H. G.

EALES B. F. (Driver)

EALES E. B.

EALES H. W.

EVERETT W. F.

FENSOME G. C.

FENSOME S. W.

FENSOME W

FEW C. W.

FIELD H.

FLECKNEY T.

FORD A.

FORD F.

FORD H.

FOULKES A.

GATES F. F.

GATWARD E.

GAZELEY J.

GEORGE S. G.

GIBBS H. J.

GILTROW A.

GODBEHEAR E. L.

GORE W.

GOODMAN W. J.

GURNEY F. G.

GURNEY P.

GUTTERIDGE H. D.

HALFPENNY C.

HARE J. W.

HARRISON J.

HAWKES B.

HILL A. J. (Driver)

HODGE G. J.

HOLLINGSWORTH W. J.

HOLT H.

HUGHES A.

HULL C.

HULL F.

HYDE C. F.

IMPEY W.

JACKSON W.

JEAKINGS H.

JENKINS G.

JENKINS J. F.

KILBY S. S.

KINGHAM G.

KIRBY F. W.

KIRCHIN A.

LAWRENCE F.

LEE J.

LEWIN F. H.

LONG A.

LONG W. J.

MANNING F. G.

MANNING H.

MARTIN J. W.

MARTIN P. S.

MASKELL S. G.

MATTHEWS C. H.

MEDCALF S.

MOORE J. P.

MOORINGS S.

MURRELL P. C.

NEWBURY A.

PENMAN A.

PERCY H.

PESTELL F. W.

PIERSON H. V. G.

PRIESTLAND F. W.

RAE F.

RALLY P.

RHODES H.

RHODES W.

RICKARD A.

ROLFE A.

ROOKWOOD F. H.

ROSSON E. S.

SAVAGE H. J.

SCALES A.

SCOATES C. C.

SCRIVENER W. G.

SHACKLETON J. W.

SHARP H.

SHEPPARD F. G.

SIVIL C. S. W.

SMITH Albert

SMITH Archibald

SMITH C. W.

SOPER C. W.

SOPER S.

STANBRIDGE G. T.

STRAPP S.

STRATTON A.

TOMLIN A.

TOTTINGHAM W.

TUFFNELL A.

TUFFNELL B.

TUFFNELL H.

WALLIS A. E.

WARD H.

WARD P.

WATKINS J. B.

WEBB J.

WELLS W. J.

WHITTEMORE S.

WILKINS H.

WILLSON F.

WILSON G. D.

WISEMAN A.

WOOD J.

WORBOYS H.

WORBOYS P.

WORBOYS S. C.

WRIGHT A. J.

 

Royal Air Force

Lieut Frederick Charles COOK

C. B. GIBBONS

F. G. JEAKINGS (Private)

 

[With thanks to Curate Nick Mwandia and parishioners for their co-operation in the compiling of this post, and to Rachel Warwick for the recent colour photo of the memorial.]

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Author: Deejaya

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