South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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Bickenhill St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0DN

THE ROOF OF THIS CHURCH WAS RESTORED IN 1920
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO IN THE GREAT WAR GAVE ALL THAT THOSE
WHOM THEY LOVED AND THEIR CHILDREN AFTER THEM
MIGHT ENJOY FREEDOM AND INHERIT PEACE.
1914 ~ 1919

REMEMBER

FRANCIS EDWARD THORNLEY THOMAS PARGETER JONES CHARLES VICTOR JONES COLLINS JEFRREYS JONES
PERCY SEARS ROBERT QUILTER GILSON LEONARD WILSON PERCY BROOMFIELD
HORACE TIMMINS  THOMAS ABEL HOLMES JOSEPH AUSTIN HUBERT SIMPSON
FRED MELLISH JAMES SMITH ALBERT NEWELL HAROLD MITCHELL
GEORGE SMITH LORD GUERNSEY KEITH CHATFIELD ~
       
1939 ~ 1945
 WILLIAM HENRY ASHMORE JAMES THOMAS AVERY TERENCE E. BARNES WILLIAM F. BUTLER JOHN WALLACE WELLS
 

©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, except those taken by SWFHS. We are grateful to those other sources:
 
  • The parishoners of St. Peter's Church for their welcome and information
  • Solihull Remembers website
  • 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
  • The Warwickshire Yeomanry in the Great War by The Hon. H.A ADDERLEY