St Stephen’s Church, Cheltenham, War Memorial

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

   Roll of Honour Stone Tablet

St Stephen’s Church, Cheltenham

Location:   St Stephen’s Road,  Cheltenham

Grid Reference:   SO 938214

Unveiled:   10th May 1919

Names on War Memorial:   53 (+2)

Last Visited:   March 2002

Imperial War Museum War Memorial Register No:   20716

  Copyright:  Allan D James, 2002

This photo is of poor quality and will be replaced in due course.

  Copyright:  Allan D James, 2002

This photo is of poor quality and will be replaced in due course.

Left of the central door in chapel

Right of the central door in chapel

Photos of much better quality were taken by Mr Mark Newton on 4th July 2017 and can be viewed here:

Inscriptions on the War Memorial:   Et Qui Pro Patria Ex

Alphabetical list of names listed on this Roll of Honour Stone Tablet

Arter F J

Betteridge E L

Bird J G H   *                  

Black A J

Bowden E L

Brook-Murray K A   *

Brown D   *

Brown K   *

Cassidy H O

Christian H   *

Clark L H H   *

Denley E

Evans J R   *

Farr A F   *

Gabb A V

Godwin P E

Grassett E B   *

Gresson J E   *

Grogan W J   *

Hailstone R   *

Harrison C C   *

Harrison M C   *

Harwood C W   *

Holtham W   *

James F   *

Jones E M

Jones T

Jones W G

Landale J R   *

Meyricke R J

Mott L W

Noyes R E

Nuthall J C

Painter A E

Ponting R   *

Ralph H W

Ram G E
Rawlinson L H

Scallon E W

Schuster C J C

Singer F C   *

Spawton W F 

Stoney-Smith H   *

Strachan A   *

Swinhoe E A

Thomson A L S   *

Thomson G F M   *

Todd-Naylor W B

Trevenen S V   *

Webb E M

Wood L W

Woods E J

All are commemorated in the St Stephens Church Book of Remembrance.   The following names are also commemorated in this Book of Remembrance but their names are not inscribed in the Roll of Honour Stone Tablet on the chapel wall:

Gresley A

Jordan H C

They are not commemorated on any other memorial in the town.

The following names are of those who fought and died in the actions in Russia against the Red Army in 1919 are also inscribed in the Roll of Honour Stone Tablet on the chapel wall:

Green S W   *

Lawrie N   *

They are not commemorated on any other memorial in the town.

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

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

Notes:

1.   Bird is commemorated as Hobart-Bird.

2.   Brooke-Murray is commemorated as Brook-Murray and his original battlefield grave marker is now located in this church and can be seen here.

3.   Brown D is probably Alan Francis Donald Brown.

4.   Brown K is probably Kenneth Wallace Brown.

5.   Christian is buried in Great Witcombe (St Mary’s Churchyard).

6.   Clark is commemorated on his mother’s grave in Shurdington (St Paul’s Churchyard).

7.   Evans is commemorated on his father’s grave in Cheltenham Cemetery.

8.   Farr A F is probably Frederick Alfred Farr.

9.   Grassett is Elliot Blair Grasett and is commemorated on his parent’s grave in Cheltenham Cemetery.

10.  Green is Sebald Walter Bluett Green who is also commemorated on the Clevedon (St Andrew’s Church) Roll of Honour.

11.  Gresson is commemorated on a plaque in the Church.

12.  Grogan is buried in Cheltenham Cemetery.

13.  Hailstone R is George Rupert Hailstone and he is commemorated on a stained glass window in the Church.

14.  Harrison CC and MC are commemorated on a stone plaque in the Church and on the family grave in Cheltenham Cemetery.

15.  Harwood’s original battlefield grave marker is located near the entrance to Cheltenham Cemetery.

16.  Holtham W is William Thomas Benjamin Holtam.

17.  James is buried in Cheltenham Cemetery.

18.  Landale is commemorated on his father’s grave in Cheltenham Cemetery.

19.  Lawrie is buried in Worksop (Retford Road) Cemetery.

20.  Ponting is commemorated on the Thornbury (St Mary’s Church) Roll of Honour.

21.  Ram is buried in Brompton Cemetery, Kensington.

22.  Singer is commemorated on the family plot in Cheltenham Cemetery.

23.  Stoney-Smith is commemorated on the family grave in Cheltenham Cemetery.

24.  Strachan is buried in Torquay Cemetery.

25.  Thomson A is buried in Blockley Cemetery and is commemorated on the Paxford War Memorial.

26.  Thomson G is commemorated on the Paxford War Memorial and on the grave of his brother in Blockley Cemetery.

27.   Trevenen’s original battlefield grave marker is now located in this church and can be seen here.

28.   Other commemorations in this church can be found here.

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

Roll of Honour Stone Tablet

St Stephen’s Church, St Stephen’s Road, Cheltenham