Hednesford St Peter's Church War Memorials
Saint Peter's Church
P. RAWLINGS
ABLE SEAMAN RNVR
BZ/9906
H.M.S. VICTORY
16TH FEBRUARY 1919
AGE 21
†
AT REST
5397 PRIVATE
WILLIAM PEARCE
ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE
REGT.
17TH JULY 1916 AGE 24
†
HE SHALL REST IN
PEACE
FOR EVER WITH THE
LORD
13629 CORPORAL
S. TOLLEY
ROYAL WELCH
FUSILIERS
21 ST NOVEMBER 1918
†
G/23129 PRIVATE
W. SARGENT
ROYAL WEST KENT
REGIMENT
22ND FEBRUARY 1917
AGE 38
†
REST IN PEACE
R/9589 RIFLEMAN
S. BROOKES
KING’S ROYAL RIFLE
CORPS
12TH SEPTEMBER 1917
AGE 42
†
REST AFTER WEARINESS
66076 PRIVATE
W. HAYCOCK
ROYAL DEFENCE CORPS
20TH DECEMBER 1917
†
10221 PRIVATE
O. W. SUFFOLK
S. STAFFORDSHIRE
REGT.
9TH APRIL 1917 AGE 43
†
PEACEFUL YOU LIE
NOW GAINED THE
ETERNAL HOME
YOUR MEMORY
HALLOWED
IN THE LAND YOU LOVE
61845 PRIVATE
G. DUKES
S. STAFFORDSHIRE
REGT.
21ST OCTOBER 1919
29218 PRIVATE
J. CRADDOCK
NOTTS & DERBY
REGIMENT
5TH MARCH 1919
AGED 47
†
PEACE PERFECT PEACE
3030850 AIRCRAFTMAN
2ND CLASS D. MARTIN
ROYAL AIR FORCE
14TH SEPTEMBER 1945
AGE 20
†
HAPPY AND SMILING
ALWAYS CONTENT
LOVED AND RESPECTED
7615 PRIVATE
J. NICHOLLS
ROYAL SCOTS
28TH AUGUST 1919
AGE 39
†
UNTIL THE DAY BEAKS
BZ/3659 ABLE SEAMAN
E. BEDDOW RNVR
DRAKE BATTN R N D
28TH JANUARY 1919
AGE 28
†
THY WILL BE DONE
4917013 CORPORAL
D. H. JONES
THE GORDON
HIGHLANDERS
9TH SEPTEMBER 1945
AGED 24
†
LIETENANT
W. MORRIS **
13TH STAFFORDHIRE BN
HOME GUARD
1ST JULY 1942 AGE 48
†
IN THE MIDST OF LIFE
WE ARE IN DEATH
PRIVATE
J. W. BORTON **
13TH STAFFORDSHIRE
BN HOME GUARD
29TH JUNE 1942 AGE 37
†
HE DIED THAT OTHERS
MAY BE FREE TO LIVE
4918741 PRIVATE
F. ALLEN
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE
REGT.
7TH JULY 1944 AG 26
†
HE MADE THE SUPREME
SACRIFICE
MAY GOD GRANT HIM
ETERNAL REST
PRIVATE
K. BLASTOCK **
13TH STAFFORDSHIRE
BN HOME GUARD
2ND JULY 194
AGE 17
To the Glory of God Harold Benson Stokes aged 20 years. Corporal in the 13th Batt Royal Fusiliers and only son of James Stokes of Freckenham Cottage, Hednesford. He died of wound received in action at the Battle of Ancre, France Nov 21st 1916 and was interred at the Cemetery of St Servers Rouen. For some time a Chorister at this Church he afterwards became a Solo Chorister at Lichfield Cathedral. “He tried to do his Duty.” Erected by his Father.