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1986 & 5.10.2004

HEADBOURNE WORTHY

Stone memorial outside St Swithun's church.

To the Glory of God
and
in sacred memory of
those
who fell in the wars

1914 - 1918
and
1939 - 1945

Their name liveth
for evermore.


Pte. P.C. Herbert.
2nd Batt. Grenadier Guards
Killed in action at Lesars
Battle of the Somme
25th Sept. 1916

Lce.Cpl. W.F. Long. M.M.
4th Batt. Grenadier Guards
Killed in action at Fampoux Arras
6th. Jany. 1917

Pte. H. Harding.
1st Batt. Hampshire Regt.
Killed in action near Ypres
7th October 1917

Pte. A. Kirby.
11th Batt. Hampshire Regt.
Killed in action
21st March 1918


Lieut. J.C.M. Hunt.
B.47th Brigade R.F.A.
Killed in action in High Wood
Battle of the Somme
10th August 1916

Pte. H.J. Hobbs.
53rd Machine Gun Company
Died of Wounds in Casel Camp
while a prisoner of war
27th June 1918

Wooden plaque on wall in the vestry of St Swithun's church.

To commemorate the self sacrifice of the
men from this parish who served in the
forces during the Great War 1914-1918.

Major F. Adams.       R.A.F.


Sgt. F.T. Berry.      4 Dgn. Gds. M.M.


Bomb. W.A. Berry.      R.G.A.


Pte. F J. Berry.       R.A.S.C.


Capt. M.C. Brown.     East Lanc.
 

Nurse F. Buchanan.    Riddell VAD.


  "   E. Buchanan.    Riddell VAD.


Pte. B. Budd.         R.A.S.C.


Rev. T.H. Davies.     D.D. C.E. R.N.D.      


L.S. P.J. Dunn.       R.N.


Pte. C. Goodchild.    R.A.F.


Pte. W.C. Goodchild.  Som. L.I.


Tpr. D. Hampton.      Hamps.Yeo.


L/c. R. Harding.      R.E.


Pte. H. Harding.      Hamps.R.


Pte. A.C. Harding.    M.G.C.


Drv. J. Harding.      R.E.


Lt. W F. Herbert.     R.W. Surr.R.


L/c. S. Hobbs.        R.A.S.C.


Pte. A. Hobbs.        Glouc.R.


Lt. W.W.F. Hunt.      R.F.A.


Mid. R.H.A. Hunt.     R.N.


Nurse. H C. Hunt.     V.A.D.


  "    C.M.I. Hunt.    V.A.D.


Sgt. F.J. Ings.       Hamps.R.


Cpl. A.S. Ings.       Hamps.R.


Armr. A.C. Ings.      R.N.


A.B. H.A.L. Llington. R.N.


Gnr. A.S. Long.       R.G.A.


Lt. C.D.W. Lovatt.    Staff Yeo.


Drv. W. Mullings.     R.A.S.C.


Col. W.C. Neville. D.S.O.  Ches.R.


Capt. R.A. Neville.    R.M.L.I.


Stkr. E.J. North.     R.N.


Pte. P J. Pearce.     Hamps.R.


Pte. W.C. Pearce.     Hamps.R.


Pte. H. Pretty.        Hamps.R.


Pte. E. Pretty.        Essex R.


Pte. P. Smith.        R.A.F.


Tpr. F. Udell.       Hamps. Yeo.


Pte. C. Udell.       Hamps.R.


Drv. W. Whale.        R.E.

Especially those who laid down their lives.

Pte. H. Harding.       Hamps.R.


 "   P.C. Herbert.    Gren.Gds.              


 "   H.J. Hobbs.      M.G.C.


Lt. J.C.M. Hunt.      R.F.A.


Pte. A. Kirby.        Hants.R.


L/C. W.F. Long. M.M.  Gren.Gds.

Rest Eternal grant them O Lord.



Original grave cross below and on next wall to wooden tablet, with brass plate on it.
(see picture on right above)

Sacred to the Memory of
Lieut. J.C.M. Hunt.
"B" Batt. 47 Brigade R.F.A.
Killed
in
action
August 10th 1916.


Wooden framed scroll on wall in the Vestry

War Memorial Trust.

On April 28th 1920 William Alexander Hunt, the

Chief Donor of the War Memorial Cross settled

on the Rector and Churchwardens for the

time being of the Parish of Headbourne Worthy

One Hundred pounds two and a 1/2 percent

Consilidated Stock for the following purposes:

"The Trustees shall for ever hereafter recieve the

income of the trust fund and shall therewith

keep the memorial cross in good and substantial

repair and in particular shall see that the names

thereon inscribed are kept lightly defined so that

they may be at all times a lasting record of

those in memory of whom the Memorial Cross

has been erected."

          Signed by A. Hunt.     Churchwarden.

          Daniel Palmer.         Churchwarden

          Thomas Harold Davies.  DD Rector.

E.Harvey.