Berkswell - SWFHS

South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

Berkswell War Memorial and Roll of Honour

St John the Baptist Church, Church Lane, Berkswell, Coventry CV7 7BJ

THERE ARE NO INSCRIPTIONS ON THIS MEMORIAL, THERE ARE FIVE PANELS, ORDERED BY YEAR OF DEATH,
BEARING THE NAMES OF THE FALLEN OF WW1 & WW2

Sgt. H. BARKER	Sgt. G. BARKER	Pte. H. SIMMONS	Pte. J.C. SMITH	Pte. J. COURT
Pte. E. FRANKLIN	Pte. W. TARVER	Pte. J. TIMMS	Lt. T. WEISS	Pte. C. BASEY
Q.M. Sgt. D. NICHOLL	Stkr. C. SIMMONS R.N	Pte. T. SMITH	Pte. A. KIRBY	Gnr. H. SMITH
2nd Lt. H.J. GOODWIN	Spr E. BAILEY	Cpl. A.J. COLLINS	2nd Lt. R.T. BODDINGTON	Pte. F.G. SKIDMORE
Gnr. A WHINFREY	Cpl. H PROCTOR	Pte. C. CHAMBERLAIN	Pte. J. SHIRLEY	Pte. S. WORROD
L. Cpl. H. MOSELEY	Lt. F.H. HOYLE	Pte. H BAUGHAN	Sgt E.H. LONG DCM/MM	Pte. J. FRANKLIN
Gnr. F. OWEN	Spr. H. BEACHAM	Pte. J FREEMAN	L. Cpl. J SIMPSON	Tr. R.H. BARFOOT
~	Pte. R BLAMIRE	Pte. F. SELFE	L. Cpl C.H. WOODFIELD	~

The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 26 June 1921 by Field Marshall Lord Methuen G.C.B. and dedicated by the Lord Bishop of Coventry, Huyshe Wolcott Yeatman-Biggs.

The memorial was designed by Sir Charles Nicholson, Bart., the stonework was carried out by Mr. David French and the construction was supervised by Mr. Charles Hope of Berkswell

1939 ~ 1945

Gdsn A.J. BULL	Exo W.D. COOPER	Lt. A.G.H. DAVIES	Sgt. C.H. GOLD	Gnr. J. HAWKER
T.Lt. G.F. OSBORNE	Cpl. W. RICHARDS	Sgt. W.T. STERLEY	L. Cpl. J. H. SIMMONS	2nd Offr. P.L. WHITAKER

LT. THOMAS JESSOP PLAQUE

TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF
THOMAS JESSOP WEISS
SON OF JOHN AND MARY HOPE WEISS OF EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM
A LIEUTENANT IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY DURING THE GREAT WAR
HE WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED WHILST SERVING IN FRANCE
AND DIED AT MARICOURT ON JUNE 27.1916

BERKSWELL ROLL OF HONOUR
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAN A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

ERNEST W. BAILEY	GEORGE BARKER	HARRY BARKER	CHARLES BASEY	CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN
JOSEPH COURT	HAROLD GOODWIN	DUNCAN NICHOLL	HARRY PROCTOR	HARRY SIMMONS
FREDERICK SKIDMORE	JOHN SMITH	HARRY SMITH	THOMAS SMITH	WALTER TARVER
JOHN TIMMS	THOMAS WEISS	ARTHUR WINFREY	CHARLES SIMMONS	REGINALD BODDINGTON
HARRY MOSELEY	FREDERICK H. HOYLE	JAMES FRANKLIN	ERNEST HAROLD LONG	JOHN COLLINS
HARRY BAUGHAN	FRANK OWEN	JOHN SIMPSON	JOHN FREEMAN	HARRY BEACHAM
REUBEN HENRY BARFOOT	REGINALD BLAMIRE	CHARLES WOODFIELD	CHARLES LIDDIMORE	JOHN SHIRLEY
~	ERNEST FRANKLIN	S. WORROD	AUBREY KIRBY	~

GRANT THEM, LORD, ETERNAL REST AND LET
LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM

©Bibliography All of our information is independently researched and then compared to other sources. A list of the sources we use to do our independent research will be published soon. All of the photographs herein are linked back to their original source, those that are not are © Ian Shuter & SWFHS. We are VERY grateful to these other sources:

Memorial Panel Photographs courtesy and copyright of Jewel Vintage Vibes Local Family History
War Diary extracts are courtesy and copyright of The National Archives.
Trench Maps are courtesy of the excellent website TMAPPER at https://www.tmapper.com
Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum for help with Yeomanry Soldiers
The County of Warwickshire Roll of Honour - Vol 1 South Warwickshire book by Kenneth Fowler. SWFHS purchased this book and retains it in our small library. Able Publishing ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1903607639 & ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1903607633
Find A Grave and it's numerous contributors for use of photographs, particularly Grave stones. SWFHS supplies pictures of War Memorials to the site in the name of Ian Shuter.
The Great War Forum an excellent source of information and knowledge which is freely given.
Lightbobs.com for help with Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry soldiers
The Story of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment by C. L. KINGSFORD - Copy owned by SWFHS
The Warwickshire Yeomanry in the Great War by The Hon. H.A ADDERLEY - Copy owned by SWFHS

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