South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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Shipston on Stour War Memorial

St. Edmund's Churchyard, Church Street, Shipston on Stour,CV36 4AP

 ERECTED BY THE TOWNSPEOPLE
TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 ~ 1918

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
John·XV·13

C. BARRETT A. BRADLEY K. COE R.P. HADDON H.G. NASON
A.H. NICHOLLS G. GARDNER R.F. HUNT C.D.R. STEIN A. STURCH
E. STURCH F. SUMNERS T. SUTTON O. BRADLEY C. HANDS
H. HANDS H. LANGLEY R. LANGLEY W.T. RANDALL A. ROUSE
G. P. ADAMS S. BATCHELOR S. BEGLEY H. BRADLEY R.C. CHAPPLE
H.J. FISHER F.G. MANDERS C.J.W. McMICHAEL J. BRADLEY W.R. BURY
  F. LLOYD   A.E. SALISBURY  


©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:

  • Shipston Remembers - The Men on Shipston-on-Stours Three War Memorials by Mike Wells - Brewin Books
  • Photographs Courtesy of Stratford-on-Avon District Council World War 1 Centenary website
  • 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
  • Brooks Battery - A History of the 1/1 Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery by Philip Spinks - Copy owned by SWFHS
  • Service Number information from the Army Service Numbers website