Wollaston & Strixton War Memorial
Wollaston & Strixton War Memorial stands on the east side of the cemetery in Cobbs Lane. It was dedicated and unveiled by Viscount Althorp 100yrs ago, on 11th June 1921. A Maltese Cross, 15ft high of Weldon stone on an octagonal base of Derbyshire stone, eight panels of Hoptonwood marble fixed around the base, seven bearing the names of the fallen, and the eighth the inscription “Erected in memory of Wollaston and Strixton men who fell in the Great War 1914-1918 Faithful unto death” (see full detail of the inscription below). Out of a population of about 2,400, no fewer than 400 served with the services during WW1
An article on our War Memorial can be found on War Memorials Online here
An article on our War Memorial can be found on War Memorials Online here
The Unveiling
The Inscription
ERECTED IN MEMORY OF WOLLASTON AND STRIXTON MEN
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918
‘FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH’
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918
‘FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH’
WILLIAM BAILEY
CHARLES BAILEY
JOHN BARBER
THOMAS BALL
HERBERT BARKER
THOMAS BARNES
ARTHUR BARNES
THOMAS BROWN
FREDERICK BULLBROOK
ARTHUR CATLIN
GEORGE CHERRY
ALBERT CHERRY
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LEONARD COOPER
ARTHUR DRAGE
BERT EATON
FREDERICK ELLIS
REGINALD FARRELL
WILLIAM FAIRBROTHER
HENRY FROST
LEONARD GARFIRTH
GEORGE GREEN
BERT GREEN
TOM GREEN
ERNEST GREEN
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BENJAMIN GRIGGS
ALFRED HOLMES
STANLEY HALLETT
WILLIAM JOHNSON
ERNEST KITCHENER
ALFRED KING
ETHELBERT LINNELL
ROBERT LOAKES
RAYMOND LUBBOCK
ARTHUR LUCK
FREDERICK LUCK
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ARTHUR MATTHEWS
FREDERICK MAYCOCK
GEORGE MEARS
ALFRED MEARS
THOMAS MOORE
ARTHUR NICHOLS
ALFRED PAGE
ENOS PARTRIDGE
WILLIAM PITTS
THOMAS GREEN
WILLIAM GREEN
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CHARLES BAILEY
JOHN BARBER
THOMAS BALL
HERBERT BARKER
THOMAS BARNES
ARTHUR BARNES
THOMAS BROWN
FREDERICK BULLBROOK
ARTHUR CATLIN
GEORGE CHERRY
ALBERT CHERRY
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LEONARD COOPER
ARTHUR DRAGE
BERT EATON
FREDERICK ELLIS
REGINALD FARRELL
WILLIAM FAIRBROTHER
HENRY FROST
LEONARD GARFIRTH
GEORGE GREEN
BERT GREEN
TOM GREEN
ERNEST GREEN
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BENJAMIN GRIGGS
ALFRED HOLMES
STANLEY HALLETT
WILLIAM JOHNSON
ERNEST KITCHENER
ALFRED KING
ETHELBERT LINNELL
ROBERT LOAKES
RAYMOND LUBBOCK
ARTHUR LUCK
FREDERICK LUCK
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ARTHUR MATTHEWS
FREDERICK MAYCOCK
GEORGE MEARS
ALFRED MEARS
THOMAS MOORE
ARTHUR NICHOLS
ALFRED PAGE
ENOS PARTRIDGE
WILLIAM PITTS
THOMAS GREEN
WILLIAM GREEN
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VERNON POWELL
WILLIAM ROSE
SIDNEY ROBINSON
THOMAS RICHARDSON
JOHN SHORT
WALTER SHOULER
HORACE SHELTON
BERT SHELTON
PERCY SIMCOE
JOHN SILSBY
BERT SILSBY
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ETHELBERT SMART
ALBERT SMART
PERCY SMITH
LEONARD SPENCER
JOHN STEVENSON
ERNEST SUMMERS
GEORGE SUMMERS
JOHN SUMMERS
WALTER TOMPKINS
STANLEY TOMPKINS
WALTER TRAVELL
ALBERT WALKER
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WILLIAM WALKER
WILLIAM WATKINS
LEONARD WARBOYS
CHARLES WHYMAN
PERCY WHYMAN
FREDERICK WHITE
EDMUND WOOD
SIDNEY WOODHAMS
HERBERT WRIGHTING
PERCY WRIGHTING
ALBERT WRIGHTING
ALBERT YEOMANS
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VICTOR BELLAMY
CECIL BODDINGTON
ALBERT KILSBY
JACK LAURENCE DSM
RONALD PALMER
RICHARD SMART
JACK SPEIGHT
HARRY SUMMERS
WILLIAM CHURCH
ALBERT JAMES
HAROLD FURNELL
ARTHUR PACK
WILLIE PACK
JOSEPH SEXTON
FREDERICK PARTRIDGE
WILLIAM ROSE
SIDNEY ROBINSON
THOMAS RICHARDSON
JOHN SHORT
WALTER SHOULER
HORACE SHELTON
BERT SHELTON
PERCY SIMCOE
JOHN SILSBY
BERT SILSBY
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ETHELBERT SMART
ALBERT SMART
PERCY SMITH
LEONARD SPENCER
JOHN STEVENSON
ERNEST SUMMERS
GEORGE SUMMERS
JOHN SUMMERS
WALTER TOMPKINS
STANLEY TOMPKINS
WALTER TRAVELL
ALBERT WALKER
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WILLIAM WALKER
WILLIAM WATKINS
LEONARD WARBOYS
CHARLES WHYMAN
PERCY WHYMAN
FREDERICK WHITE
EDMUND WOOD
SIDNEY WOODHAMS
HERBERT WRIGHTING
PERCY WRIGHTING
ALBERT WRIGHTING
ALBERT YEOMANS
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VICTOR BELLAMY
CECIL BODDINGTON
ALBERT KILSBY
JACK LAURENCE DSM
RONALD PALMER
RICHARD SMART
JACK SPEIGHT
HARRY SUMMERS
WILLIAM CHURCH
ALBERT JAMES
HAROLD FURNELL
ARTHUR PACK
WILLIE PACK
JOSEPH SEXTON
FREDERICK PARTRIDGE