South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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Ilmington War Memorial

Grump Street, Upper Green, Ilmington, Shipston on Stour, CV36 4LE

1914 ~ 1918

REMEMBER WITH THANKSGIVING THE TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN
WHO IN THESE YEARS OF WAR WENT FORTH FROM THIS PLACE

FOR GOD AND THE RIGHT
THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY
ARE HERE INSCRIBED TO BE HONOURED FOR EVERMORE


1939 ~ 1945
IN MEMORY
STEPHEN WESTBURY
WHO DIED IN SERVICE


The Following Two Men were either born or lived in Ilmington but do not appear on the village Memorial or Roll of Honour.
They have also been added to our No Known Memorial page

 ARTHUR POTTER  WILLIAM MOORE

The memorial was unvieled on Sunday 13th April 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, those that are not are © Ian Shuter & SWFHS. We are grateful to these other sources:
 
  • 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