St Matthew's Church War Memorial
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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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