FLEET WAR MEMORIAL, DORSET

FLEET WAR MEMORIAL
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRNITY
FLEET, DORSET

Located in the parish church

To the Glory of God and in honoured memory of the following officers and men who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918

1914
COLE Samuel Able Seaman ( Ldg Boatman C G) 153491 Royal Navy H M S Monmouth died 1/11/1914 age 40. Son of R & J Cole of Yetminster, husband of P A Cole of 2 Somerset Cottages, South Chickerell, Weymouth. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
1915
DOWNER William Pte 10931 3rd Dorset Regt died 30’1’1915 age 22. Son of Mr E P & Mrs J Downer of Fleet, Weymouth. At rest in Weymouth Cemetery, Dorset B “C” 2284
BARON Alfred Samuel Leading Seaman 148228 H M S Goliath, Royal Navy doed 13/5/1915 age 40. Son of Alfred C & Caroline of Oreston, Plymouth, husband of Rhoda, 5 Coastguard Station, Dawlish, Devon. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial
GOODDEN Henry Wyndham Lt Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 2nd Bn Royal Irish Regt died 9/5/1915. Son of Dr W C, 5 Park Place Villas, Paddington, London. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial Ypres, Belgium
CWGC have him listed as Henry William
1916
BUSH Joseph Henry George Pte 14427 6th Dorset Regt died 15/2/1916 age 39. Husband of Eliza Emily nee Cheffy of Upper Sydling, Dorchester, Dorset. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
TOTHILL Geoffrey Ivan Francis 2nd Lt, 4th Royal Fusiliers died 27/3/1916 age 22. Son of Colonel Francis W G (Royal Artillery, Rtd) and Winifred A of “Rosenealte” Fareham, Hants. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
CAVENDISH Hugh Crawford Major, B Bty 87th Bde Royal Field Artillery died 1/8/1916 age 35. Son of Alexander C & Joanna M C, husband of Marjory Philippa nee Mercer of Upper Chilland House, Winchester. At rest in Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme VIII.C.2
1918
READ William G Pte 30405, 7th Somerset Light Infantry died 29/5/1918. At rest in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France IV.K.55

He that loseth his life for My sake shay find it St Matt.x.39

Erected by their grateful friends and fellow parishioners


Photograph credited to Elizabeth Jack.