South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
ERECTED BY THE REVD. RONALD IRWIN DSO, MC
IN MEMORY OF [NAMES]OF THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR
KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY, RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE
1914 ~ 1919
THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
The WW1 Plaque used to be situated on the outside wall of Napton Girls School but following its sale to a private company in 2007 it was re-located to the green between Chapel Lane and School Hill and re-dedicated on Remembrance Sunday 2008. Photograph of School courtesy of Our Warwickshire
Other Links to this Memorial
©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 VERY grateful to these other sources:
- War Diary extracts are courtesy and copyright of The National Archives.
- 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
