South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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Long Compton War Memorial

St. Peter's & Paul Churchyard, Main Street, Long Compton, Stratford on Avon CV36 5JJ

      

  • 1.SS Peter  Paul Long Compton
  • 2.War Memorial

IN HONOURED MEMORY OF

W.J. BOWELL C.T. CLARK C. COWLEY L. COWLEY
J.T. CRUMP S. FORD G. GILKS P.J. HEMMINGS
A.J. SHERBON W.B. TAYLOR G.W. TENNANT G.H. TIMMS
~ W. WATTS R.W. COWLEY ~
       

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AT THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN DEFENCE OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS, JUSTICE AND FREEDOM
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 ~ 1918

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAT THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS


The video below is a Powerpoint Presentation prepared by Bill Cook of the Long Compton District History Society.
It is best watched in Full Screen mode. There is a 10 second gap between each slide.


©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:
 
  • 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.
  • The Story of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment by C. L. KINGSFORD
  • The Warwickshire Yeomanry in the Great War by The Hon. H.A ADDERLEY