Can you photograph your local war memorial? (UK)

Yes, thanks Diane and Peter, it is interesting to put a person behind the memorial so to speak. I wonder what the significance of the chap being dressed as a Roman but the landscape (house) being contemporary?

 

While in Wales I also photographed the Carew and Pembroke monuments.
Here is Carew World War 1 and 2

 

And here is Pembroke Memorial in the lea of the castle.

The fourth picture includes the WWI dead as I thought it interesting that a "Nurse" Williams is listed, but her first initial is not given. I am not sure, but I think it is the first female casualty I have seen on a WWI or WWII memorial.

 

Came accross this lovely War Memorial this last weekend in the Cumbrian village of Threlkeld below Blencathra

 

Here is Kings Sutton in Northamptonshire (near Banbury)

 

Hi Diane
I sent you some photo's of my War Memorial via e mail, still have the old problem of not knowing how to attach pictures etc to the Forum. Hope you received them OK
Mike (Rotherfield)

EDIT:
Hi Mike
Crowborough East Sussex photo file now attached below
As ever thank you very much.
D

 

SHOREHAM (NEAR SEVENOAKS, KENT) WAR MEMORIAL

COMMEMORATING BOTH WW1 AND WW2 FALLEN



THE MEMORIAL MENTIONS A CROSS ON A HILL. IT IS CARVED OUT OF THE CHALK AND USED TO BE SEEN FROM THE WAR MEMORIAL. THE VIEW NO LONGER EXISTS, BUT MONEY IS BEING RAISED TO CUT THE TREES WHICH CURRENTLY ONSTRUCT IT.



A VIEW FROM THE LOCAL CHURCHYARD WITH THE CROSS IN THE DISTANCE.



STANDING ABOVE THE CROSS LOOKING BACK ACROSS THE VILLAGE OF SHOREHAM AND THE DARENT VALLEY



A CLOSER VIEW OF THE CROSS.



THE NAMES OF THE WW2 FALLEN ON THE WAR MEMORIAL





NAMES OF THE WW2 FALLEN AND CIVILIAN CASUALTIES OF THE VILLAGE IN THE LOCAL CHURCH, SHOREHAM (SS PETER & PAUL) CHURCH




NAMES OF THE WW2 FALLEN:-

Name: ALLEN, WILLIAM HORACE
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Unit Text: 2/6th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 29/09/1944
Service No: 14536257
Additional information: Son of William Rueben and Ellen Allen, of Shoreham, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: VI, C, 15.
Cemetery: CESENA WAR CEMETERY

Name: BOWEN, EDWIN STANLEY
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 77 Sqdn.
Date of Death: 30/03/1943
Service No: 1336468
Additional information: Son of Charles and Janet Elizabeth Bowen, of Knockholt, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 143.
Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Name: CATON, ERNEST
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Age: 21
Date of Death: 05/07/1941
Service No: 7648325
Additional information: Son of Alice Emma Caton; husband of Gladys Caton, of Dartford, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 19. Column 1.
Memorial: BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL

Name: COHEN, STEPHEN BEHRENS
Rank: Captain
Regiment/Service: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Secondary Regiment: 11th Sikh Regiment
Secondary Unit Text: attd. Mazhbi and Ramdasia Bn.
Age: 31
Date of Death: 10/02/1943
Service No: 91653
Additional information: Son of Maj. Sir Herbert Benjamin Cohen, Bt., O.B.E., T.D., M.A., and of Lady Cohen (nee Behrens), of Shoreham, Kent. M.A. (Cantab.), Barrister-at-Law.
Grave/Memorial Reference: 12. A. 5.
Cemetery: KARACHI WAR CEMETERY

Name: DOLLEY, LAWRENCE SAMUEL
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 6th Bn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 31/05/1944
Service No: 13020131
Additional information: Son of Samuel and C. Dolley, of Chelsfield, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 10.
Memorial: CASSINO MEMORIAL

Name: DREW, THOMAS JOHN
Rank: Pilot Officer (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 101 Sqdn.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 04/05/1944
Service No: 174635 Additional information: Son of Thomas Charles and Emma Drew; husband of Olive Mary Drew, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Coll. grave 3.
Cemetery: DRAVEGNY CHURCHYARD

Name: GREENWOOD, GEORGE BENJAMIN DUDLEY
Rank: Flying Officer
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 543 Sqdn.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 14/02/1943
Service No: 118419 Additional information: Son of G. Benjamin Passmore Greenwood and Kathleen Sidney Greenwood; husband of Betty Evelyn Greenwood, of Benson, Oxfordshire.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 124.
Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Name: JILLIANS, LEONARD WILLIAM JAMES
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 97 (The Kent Yeomanry) Field Regt.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 14/11/1942
Service No: 894008
Additional information: Son of Leonard Jillians, and of Florence Jillians, of Shoreham, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Column 40.
Memorial: ALAMEIN MEMORIAL

Name: LEVETT, ARTHUR CHARLES
Rank: Gunner
Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery
Unit Text: 60 (4th Bn. City of London Regt.) H.A.A. Regt.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 11/06/1943
Service No: 1776416
Additional information: Son of Arthur and Alice Levett, of Heverham.
Cemetery: SHOREHAM (SS. PETER AND PAUL) CHURCHYARD



Name: MARTIN, VERA BARBARA
Initials: V B Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service
Date of Death: 16/08/1944
Service No: W/246571
Additional information: Daughter of Anne Martin, of Shoreham.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Cemetery: SHOREHAM (SS. PETER AND PAUL) CHURCHYARD



Name: MOUNGER, SIDNEY PHILIP
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 05/07/1944
Service No: 6348229
Additional information: Son of Philip and Minnie Mounger, of Dartford, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. D. 5.
Cemetery: FOIANO DELLA CHIANA WAR CEMETERY

Name: PEARCE, LEONARD ISAAC
Rank: Sapper
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 238 Field Coy.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 18/06/1943
Service No: 2161390
Additional information: Son of William Robert and Rose Elizabeth Pearce; husband of Gwendoline Julia Pearce, of Shoreham, Kent.
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. E. 23.
Cemetery: ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY

 

Memorials and Monuments on the Isle of Wight - Shanklin Chine Royal Marines memorials

Marine KENNETH WILLIAM MORGAN

CH/X 110478, No. 40 R.M. Commando., Royal Marines
who died age 20
on 11 June 1944
Son of Cyril and Jennie Morgan, of Stanmore.
Remembered with honour
HARROW (WEALDSTONE) CEMETERY

 

Ignore post - Can't upload pics. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

 

Shenley ,Hertfordshire

 

chap here has posted a number from Norfolk
War Memorials - a set on Flickr

 

Cleethorpes - North Lincolnshire, England
overlooking the Humber Estuary

Beaufighter Sqns Memorial

 

Brent Pelham,Herts update July 2010

 

Watton at Stone,Herts

 

Barkway,Herts

 

A Link to details of war memorials on The Isle of Anglesey.... a lot of Joneses!

War Memorials on Anglesey


Translation of this http://www.anglesey.info/Amlwch%20War%20Memorial%20050205.jpg
"Y rhyfel mawr" The great war
"Collwyd ar y tir" Lost on land,
"Collwyd ar y mor" Lost at sea
"Hefyd yn y rhyfel 1939 - 1945" Also in the 1939 - 45 war


And interestingly, this one names those who fought and survived as well as War dead
http://www.anglesey.info/Llangeinwen%20Roll%20of%20Honour.jpg

 

High Wycombe,Bucks

 

Wooburn,Bucks