South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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Temple Balsall Lych Gate Memorial

Temple Lane, Temple Balsall, Solihull B93 0AL

IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN 1914 ~ 1919

1914 ~1918

WILLIAM ADAMS RICHARD ANDREWS ALBERT E. BIDDLE WILLIAM BURLEY CHAS CHAMBERLAIN
PERCY J. EVANS JOHN GARDNER WILLIAM GARDNER JOHN F. HORNSBY CHARLES HOWE
ALBERT E. LEWIS JAMES MILES FREDERICK NORMAN PETER THOMPSON WALTER W. TIMS
ALBERT TWISSELL REGINALD WHORWOOD ~ WILLIAM H. WRIGHT WALTER JENNINGS
         
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND
1939 ~ 1945
INSULL BURMAN HARRY J. BRAGGINGTON ARTHUR R. DAVIS SIDNEY JONES LESLIE G. SANDILANDS
BENJAMIN G. SCOVELL ARTHUR WASTELL ~ ARTHUR V. WATKINS IVAN WOODCOCK
 
The Memorial Lych Gate was opened on 28 May 1921 by Mr. J.A. Watson OBE, J.P of Chadwick Manor.

Other Links to this Memorial
Imperial War Museum - War Memorial Register
©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