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22.3.1985 & 13.12.2018

WYKE REGIS

Stone monument in Wyke Regis New Burial Ground, bronze plaques half way up round four sides.

Bronze panel resting at bottom in front of the front face of memorial.

To the Glory of God 
and to the sacred memory of all those
whose names are inscribed hereon, this 
memorial is erected by subscription,
from the parishioners of Wyke Regis
in remembrance of those who
answered to the call of their King
and Country and gave their lives
in the Great War.               
1914 - 1919

Front panel.

H.J. Anderson 2nd Lt.          Wilts. Regt.

J.E. Bull 2nd Lt.          3rd Dorset Regt.

R. de W. Harvey 2nd Lt.    3rd Dorset Regt.

A.A.J. Warner 2nd Lt.        1st Gren Grds.

C.W. Warner 2nd Lt.             Indian Cav.

Sgt. T. Coker MSM.MM.            Royal Eng.

Sgt. J. Stone                 S.W.Borderers

Sgt. E.W. Taylor                Black Watch

Sgt. E.R. Lovell            Hants.Regt.

Cpl. C.W. Burt               Royal Eng.

Cpl. H.K.de W Harvey DCM.        A.I.F.

Bomb. C. O'Donnell       Royal Fld.Art.

L.Cpl. G.E. Pape                 A.I.F.

L.Cpl. C.R. Stone      2nd Dorset Regt.

Farrier W. Mowlam                A.S.C.

Pte. F.T. Burt         6th Dorset Regt.

Right side panel.

R.D. King 1st Lt.          Hants. Regt.

R. Cox 2nd Lt.           Middsex  Regt.

Fitter M.A. Groves       Royal Fld.Art.

Gnr. A.R.J. Clark        Royal Fld.Art.

Gnr. H.T. Eyles          Royal Fld.Art.

Gnr. A. O'Donnell                R.G.A.

Spr. R.F. Collins            Royal Eng.

Tpr. E.J.P. Dainty          Dorset Yeo.

Pte. J.T.E. Churchill      London Regt.

Pte. H.C. Downton      1st Dorset Regt.

Spr. S.W. Frampton           Royal Eng.

Pte. R.H.M. Griffiths   S.W. Borderers.

Pte. E. Jewitt         4th Dorset Regt.

Pte. J. Moggeridge          Glos. Regt.

Pte. C.E. Perry     Trench Mortar Batt.

Pte. F.J. Puckett      Otago Regt. N.Z.

Back panel

Pte. S.R. Harris             Royal Eng.

Pte. R.T.E. Hasker     5th Dorset Regt.

Pte. F.H. Howell       Can. Mtd. Rifles

Pte. A. Squibb         1st Dorset Regt.

Pte. C.W. Squibb        R. Berks. Regt.

Pte. A. Stevens      1st Dorset Regt.

Spr. A.H. Thatcher         Royal Eng.

Dvr. W.M. Tewkesbury   Royal Fld.Art.

Pte. A. White        3rd Dorset Regt.

Pte. W.F. Barber     3rd Dorset Regt.

Left side panel

Lt. Comdr. F.A. Warner D.S.O.   Royal Navy

Mate C. Griffiths               Royal Navy

Engr. H.T. Hatcher        Royal Navl. Res.

E.R.A. 1st Cl. G.Brantingham    Royal Navy

Ch.Sto. F. Ford                 Royal Navy

Sto.P.O. H. Day                    Royal Navy

Std. 2nd Cl. J.W. Pape             Royal Navy

Sto. 1st Cl. G.J.E. Russell        Royal Navy

Ld.Smn G.H. Metcalfe               Royal Navy

Boy 1st Cl. J.T. Legg              Royal Navy

Stone tablet on wall in All Saints Church.



To the Glory of God and to the dear memory of
Robert William Talbot Cox BA.
scholar of New College Oxford.
2nd Lt. of the 6th Battn. of the Dorsetshire Regt.
eldest and last surviving son of George Talbot Cox,
of West Norwood, Surrey,
and of Mary Elizabeth, his wife
and grandson of Robert Cox.
formerly of Rodwell, in this parish.
Killed near St.Eloi on the morning of the 15th Feb. 1916,
in the Great European War,
whilst in the act of rescuing a wounded soldier of the Lincolnshire Regt.
Aged 25 years.
His body rests in a soldiers grave
near the village of Voormezeele in Western Flanders.

Brass tablet on wooden backing on wall in All Saints Church.



In loving memory of
Arnold Ashton Justice Warner
Second Lieut. 1st Battn. Grenadier Guards,
Born August 7th 1893.
Killed in action at St. Leger, France.
24th August 1918
and of
Clive Wynyard Warner
Second Lieut. 3rd Skinners Horse, Indian Army.
Born November 21st 1898.
Died of pneumonia at Quetta, India.
October 14th 1918.

"To that brightest of all meetings, Bring us, Jesu Christ at last:
By Thy Cross through death and judgment holding fast."

Brass tablet on wooden backing on wall in All Saints Church.



In loving memory of the
Brother of the above,
Captain Charles Thornton Warner, OBE,
Brigade Major 10th Indian Infantry Brigade
Waziristan Force
Died on Active Service at Kotkai 30th Sept. 1920
Aged 31.
He served in Mesopotamia in 1915, took part in the siege of Kut
and was taken Prisoner of War in Asiatic Turkey for 3 years.
"Dulce et decorm est pro patria mori."

Bronze tablet on wall in All Saints Church.


To the Honour and Glory of God
In loving and proud memory of

Harold Keith de Warenne Harvey
eldest son of Harold and Jane Harvey
the Willows, Wyke Regis,
formerly of Llanstinan, Pembrokeshire.
Grandson of George Harries Esq.J.P.,
of Trevaccoon in the County of Pembrokeshire,
Corpl. in the 28th Batt. Machine Gun Section,
Australian Imperial Force,
who won his D.C.M. at Gallipoli
and was killed in Action at Armentieres 
on Tuesday April 25th 1916.
Buried at Ration Farm Cemetery, Armentieres.
Aged 21.
          

Ralph de Warenne Harvey
their youngest son,
2nd Lieut. 3rd Dorset Regiment
attached 1st Kings Royal Rifles,
who died at Rouen on Wednesday, June 7th 1916
of his wounds received in Action
on May 23rd on Vimy Heights.
Buried at St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen.
Aged 18.
Beloved greatly by all who knew him.
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"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Brass tablet on wooden backing on wall in All Saints Church.



To the Glory of God and in loving memory of
John Edward Bull
2nd son of John and Louisa Bull of this Parish
2nd Lieut. 3rd Dorset Regt. attd. 3rd Royal Fusiliers
Born March 4th 1894 killed in the Hohenzollern
Redoubt at the battle of Loos September 28th 1915
"He that loseth his life for My sake shall find it."
R.I.P.