St John’s Church Cheltenham War Memorial

   LEAVING CHELTENHAM …………..and all that was dear

Roll of Honour Reredos

St John’s Parish Church, Cheltenham

Location:   St Luke’s Church, Cheltenham

Grid Reference:  SO 951219

Unveiled:

Names on this Roll of Honour Reredos:   62

Date Visited:   July 2001

Imperial War Museum War Memorial Ref:  In due course

  Copyright:  David J James, 2001

(A photo of improved quality will be posted here in due course)

This Roll of Honour was originally located in St John’s Church, Berkeley Street,Cheltenham.   The church was demolished in 1967 and the Reredos wastransferred to St Luke’s Church.   A photo of St John’s Church, taken in 1929, and published in the “Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic” follows:

Inscriptions on this War Memorial:   To The Glory Of God and in Loving and Grateful Memory of the Men of this Parish who Died in the Great War 1914 – 1918 whose Names are Inscribed Hereon.

Alphabetical list of names on this Roll of Honour

Amery E J

Atkins E H

Bates H J

Bates W T

Beard F

Bowen G E

Bowles W J   *

Brasington W E

Brennan J H

Bryant J T

Burnell J C

Burnett A J

Butler H F A

Carpenter R W

Casey F

Coles C A

Cooke W J

Copestake F J V

Crabb J G

Cresswell F J

Dyer S E

Edwards A G

Fear F   *

Fisher W E

Gater E A   *

Glenny H Q

Gregory H   *

Griffin E F

Hall C A

Haycox B

Harper H G W   *

Hickman W P

Holtham F StC

Hooper A J

Humphrey J H

Jackson J E W

Jones W L

Kitz H W   *

Nind F A

Paynter F   *

Phillips J

Purnell F W

Randall S A

Reeves L H F

Ricketts G H

Rivers F E

Rivers W

Ruck R F   *

Skey W J   *

Skinner E C

Smith A C

Smith H G

Smith W J   *

Stephens W G

Stibbs J A

Tarone F   *

Taylor A E   *

Thornton G R H

Trinder L F

Ward B T

White A L

Woodward H W

Those marked with * should be linked with the notes against their name below.

Full service details of those named on this Roll of Honour can be seen at the foot of this page.

Notes:

1.   Bowles in commemorated on the grave of his mother in Cheltenham Cemetery.

2.   Fear is most probably George Francis Fear.

3.   Gater is commemorated on the grave of his father in Cheltenham Cemetery.

4.   Gregory is commemorated on the grave of his father in Cheltenham Cemetery.

5.   Harper is commemorated on the grave of his parents in Cheltenham Cemetery.

6.   Kitz is buried in Cheltenham Cemetery.

7.   Paynter is most probably Painter.

8.   Ruck is commemorated on the grave of a relative in Cheltenham Cemetery.

9.   Skey has yet to be identified.

10.  Smith W J is buried in Cheltenham Cemetery and is also commemorated on the Coberley (St Giles Church) Roll of Honour..

11.  Tarone is most probably Frederick Taroni.

12.  Taylor is commemorated on the grave of his mother in Cheltenham Cemetery.

13.  All are commemorated in the Roll of Honour pages.

Roll of Honour Reredos

St John’s Church Cheltenham (located at St Luke’s Church, Cheltenham)

ARoll of Honour Published in St John’s Parish Magazine of July 1920

Additional names to those above which were inscribed on the Reredos

Beard

Brennan

Burnett

Crabb

Dyer

Griffin

Holtham

Hooper

Jones

Randall

Smith A C