The
Purbrook War Memorial is in the form of a wooden lych gate, at the entrance
to St John the Baptist Church, with bronze plaques on the left and right
hand sides of the interior. The left hand plaque contains the names
from World War 1 and the right hand plaque those from World War 2. The
World War 2 plaue is still to be transcribed.
1914-1918 |
SAVILL |
Herbert
John |
Capt.
Royal Navy HMS HAMPSHIRE Died 5th June 1916 age 46 Son of Lt.Col.
S. G. Civil, of Boleyns, Bocking, Braintree, Essex. Commonwealth
War Dead commemorated Portsmouth Naval Memorial ref: 10 |
LYNCH-STAUNTON,
DSO and Bar |
Reginald
Kirkpatrick |
Lieutenant
Colonel Royal Field Artillery 220th Bde. H.Q. died 7th November
1918 age 38 Son of George Staunton Lynch-Staunton, J.P., and Margaret
Hasler Lynch-Staunton, of Purbrook, Hampshire. Commonwealth War
Dead Baghdad ( North GATE )War cemetery Ref: X.E.14 |
PHILLIPS |
P |
Sergeant
RHA No current information |
BUTCHER |
C |
Probably:Corporal
7736 1st Dorsetshire Regiment Died 15th September 1914 Commonwealth
War Dead Hautrage Military Cemetery Ref; Sp. Mem. 2. |
HAYTER |
W |
Driver
315312 Royal Garrison Artillery Died 19th March 1917 Son of Mrs.
Hayter, of Chapel View, Purbrook. Commonwealth War Dead Buried north
of the vestry in Purbrook (St. John the Baptist) churchyard. |
TAYLOR |
R.F |
Gunner
315289 Royal Garrison Artillery 1st/1st (West Hants) Bty. Died 22nd
March 1918 age 21 Son of Richard and Ellen Taylor, of Ivy Cottage,
Purbrook, Cosham. Commonwealth War Dead Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux
Ref:II G 26 |
ROBINSON |
F |
Probably:
Gunner 284290 Royal Garrison Artillery 22nd Heavy Bty. Died 11th
October 1917 Commonwealth War Dead Mendingham Military Cemetery
Ref: VII C,49 |
ALLAN |
Michael
George |
Private
10353 Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Died 4th November 1914 age 19 Son
of Michael and Agnes Allen, of Portsdown Dairy, Cosham, Hants. Commonwealth
War Dead commemorated; Ypres (Menin Gate) memorial ref: Panel 33 |
BONE |
R
|
Private
PO/15058 Royal Marine Light Infantry (William James Mortimer) on
Grave Died 13th September 1918 Son of Richard Bone of Hale's Cottage,
Southwick, Fareham, Hants Commonwealth War Dead Buried in Purbrook
(st. John the Baptist) churchyard. |
BUTCHER |
w |
Private
9863 Dorsetshire "C" Coy. 1st Bn died 12th October 1915 age
25 Son of Alfred and Mary Ann Butcher, late of Thorney Rd., Emsworth,
Hampshire. Commonwealth War Dead Carnoy Military Cemetery ref; T.2 |
MOORE |
F |
Private
MGC Corporal (on cwgc) 128635 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 24th
Battn. Died 8th October 1918 age29 Husband of Mabel Emily Moore,
of Ivy Cottage, Purbrook, Cosham, Hants. Commonwealth War Dead Anneux
British Cemetery ref:II H.26 |
MOORE |
H |
Probably:
Private 10518 1st Battn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died 31st December 1918 Commonwealth War Dead buried Hamburg Cemetery
Ref; II.a.2 |
TAYLOR |
W |
Private
31603 Wiltshire Regiment 6th battn. Died 16th June 1917 age 45 Son
of Richard H. and Jane Taylor; husband of Annie Taylor, of 1, Norman
Cottages, Cowplain, Cosham. Born at Cowplain, Cosham Commonwealth
War Dead buried: Eastbourne (Ocklynge) Cemetery Ref:Z544 |
1939-1945
To be transcribed and researched |
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Buried
in the churchyard not on memorial |
READ |
Audrey
Constance |
Wren
Women's Royal Naval Service H.M.S. Pembroke III. Died 2nd November
1943 Commonwealth War Dead buried: S.W. of church, lower portion
of churchyard. Purbrook (st. John the Baptist) churchyard. |