THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1918 ROLL OF HONOUR

St John the BaptistMoordown

The population of Moordown during the Great War was a small fraction of what it is today. There are 118 names on this Roll of Honour. Some surnames appear more than once. That represents a tragedy for more than a 100 families in what was, at that time, a relatively small community. Like so many other towns and villages across the country, the losses from that dreadful conflict were devastating. There would have been virtually no one who remained untouched by the loss in each community.

The names on this plaque are listed here alphabetically, and chronologically. You will also see that some names are added after the official end of the war. The Great War left a terrible legacy for so many families. Men continued to suffer – and some die, as a result of their war injuries – for years afterwards.It is difficult for our generation to imagine the suffering of that time.

You can read all the names on the plaque itself, by zooming in. They are also listed in the columns to the right, on this page.

In addition, there is a second plaque in the church, adjacent to the choir, which lists those on the main Roll of Honour who were also choristers at St John's.There are 11 names on that plaque. 11 young men from a small parish church choir. Those dreadful figures do perhaps help to remind us just how devastating a conflict the Great War really was......

1914Albert BilesAlphonso GallopGilbert L GuyA. Harry Guy(1918)Harold C. LeggGeorge R. NewmanAlbert H. NewmanWilliam G. TaylorGeorge WickensEdward S. Williams

1915Percy W. AndrewsHenry BallArthur BurdenHerbert BurdenR. Reginald BurtJesse ClementsWilliam M. CollinsHarry C. DowntonJoseph C. HarmerWilliam HarcourtGeorge HoosanLeonard H. JonesAlbert S. PerriamFrank RiceAlfred ShinarBertram SpenceFrederick J. TurnerW. Frederick WareCharles Zebedee

1916Sidney V. BealeBert L. BlandfordWilliam BarnesLeonard H. J. BarterAlbert ColeWilliam C. CurtisJames DowdingCecil T. FullerAlbert R. GallopSidney HayesGeorge F. IvamyC. Frank IvamyIvor F. KentellFrank F. MearingCharles E. MillerW. Wilfred NewmanRoland H. PeckLeonard ScottLeonard J. ShirleyHarold P.E. SmithHarold F. ThompsonFrancis C. TrivettGeorge TillerCharles W. E. WillisArthur A. Wilson

1917P. Charles ArnoldJoseph AdamsCharles H. AustinPercy G. BartlettBert BarrettFred BarrettWilliam BlakeWillie B. BondfieldJames BurseyJohn BuscallLeslie J. ButlerCharles BaileyBertram DeanHenry FelthamHenry FryMark W. FryLeonard E.F GrundyArthur H. HollandAlbert E. LongEdwin H.V. MaceyReginald G. PearceWilliam StaceyHarold SpicerHerbert G. SquibbGeorge F. WarehamWilliam S. WrightBernard T. WrightHarry WestcottEdwin Wise

1918Frank AlexanderAlfred F. AndrewsSidney G. BarrettHarry S.P. BurridgeAlfred BuscallThomas CarterGeorge F. DowlerLeonard G. FryFrank G. FryArthur F.J. FulfordWilliam E. HarmerArthur C. HarrisRonald HinchliffeErnest T. HawesAlbert J.S. JamesGeorge LayWilliam G. OsborneW. Charles PhillipsLeonard D. PlowmanEric C. ReyFrederick J. RobertsEdwin S. RandallFrederick C. SteelePercival E. SymesWalter E. SmithThomas VincentBertram WalkerWilliam J. Watton

1919Charles BlakeAlbert G. BakerHarry H. HammertonWilliam H. PeatyWalter W. Pettis

1920Ernest Fraser

1924Henry E. Barker

The Roll of Honour plaque in the porch

The choristers plaque near the choir