South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription ProjectMarston Green St. Leonard's Church
St. Leonard's Church, Elmdon Road, Marston Green, Solihull B37 7BT
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THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE
SACRED MEMORY OF THE UNDERMENTIONED MARSTON GREEN MEN
WHO IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 ~ 1918
GAVE THEIR EARTHLY LIVES FOR KING COUNTRY AND HUMANITY
ROBERT GILSON | LEONARD WILSON | PERCY BROOMFIELD | HORACE TIMMINS | THOMAS ABEL HOLMES |
JOSEPH AUSTIN | HUBERT SIMPSON | FRED MELLISH | HERBERT FARROW | JAMES SMITH |
~ | GEORGE SMITH | ALBERT NEWELL | HAROLD MITCHELL | ~ |
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND
©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. Leonard's Church for the Remembrance Sunday Service
- 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