South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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Catherine de Barnes, St. Catherine's Memorial Font

St. Catherine's Church, 245 Hampton Lane, Catherine-de-Barnes, Solihull B91 2TJ

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF MEN
BELOVED OF CATHERINE de BARNES
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
A.D. 1914 ~ 1918

GEORGE BROOKE ROBINSON FRANCIS SMITTEN EDWIN JOHN ADAMS WILLIAM THOMAS BADGER
JOSEPH BEACHAM HAROLD BEAUFORT HARRY BLIZZARD SIDNEY ALFRED COCKAYNE
CORNELIUS CULL ALBERT BERTINI HEYWOOD CHRISTOPHER JAMES HENRY GEORGE KNIGHT
ERNEST WILLIAM LOVEGROVE ABRAHAM BIRCH STOWE CLAUDE PERCIVAL WILKS LESLIE WILSON
JAMES URIAH HILL [FONT COVER] 
 
The Memorial was dedicated by the Bishop of Birmingham, Henry Wakefield, on Sunday at 5pm on 22nd May 1921.

©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:
 
  • 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