South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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Temple Grafton War Memorial

St. Andrew's Churchyard, Church Bank, Temple Grafton, Alcester, B49 6NU

 

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WW1 Panel War Memorial
WW2 Panel

 

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF GRAFTON WITH DEEP GRATITUDE
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SO NOBLY GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN DEFENSE OF OUR HOMES AND FOR THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND FREEDOM
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 ~ 1918

CHARLES W. LOXLEY Ernest W. ODELL JOHN W. SMITH
JOHN HANDY JOHN WHITEMAN WALTER T. BOYCE
GEORGE W.R. BATCHELOR WILLIAM G. ODELL WILLIAM C. TAYLOR

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


ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1939 ~ 1945 WAR

FREDERICK T. JAMES
THOMAS W. MALONEY
FRANCIS K. DYER

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

 

©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.