Bestwood Village St MarkWar Memorial
 War Memorial 1914-1919
On the north wall of the church is a War Memorial which contains sixteen names
including three of the Lancaster family who were the owners of the Bestwood
Coal and Iron Company. This war memorial was unveiled on
the 17th July 1921 by Lord Osborne Beauclerk.
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF BESTWOOD
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919
JAMES BAILEY
PRIVATE 2ND BATT SCOTTISH RIFLES
19 MAY 1915 |
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GERALD WILLIAM LANCASTER M.C.
CAPTAIN 3RD BATT MONMOUTH REGT
14 SEPT 1918 |
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HAROLD BASS M.C.
CAPTAIN 2ND W. YORKS REGT
24 APRIL 1918 |
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JAMES LANCASTER
CAPTAIN 3RD BATT MONMOUTH REGT
8 MAY 1915 |
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WALTER COWIE
PRIVATE 1ST BATT GORDON HIGLANDERS
23 AUG 1916 |
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JOHN CECIL LANCASTER
MAJOR 1ST BATT ROYAL WARWICK REGT
8 MAY 1915 |
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ROBERT OSWALD GARDNER
CAPT 3RD BATT MONMOUTH REGT
8 MAY 1915 |
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JOHN THOMAS LANE
PRIVATE 7TH NOTTS AND DERBY REGT
27 MAY 1917 |
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THOMAS HOLLIS HALL
SERGEANT 8TH NOTTS AND DERBY REGT
14 OCT 1915 |
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FREDERICK HENRY PATES
GUNNER MACHINE GUN CORPS
16 NOV 1917 |
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ARCHIBALD GILBERT HAMILTON
PRIVATE ROYAL HIGHLANDERS
7 SEPT 1916 |
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THOMAS ALBERT REYNOLDS
PRIVATE 1ST BATT DORSET REGT
1 JULY 1916 |
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LEONARD GEORGE HEATH
CAPTAIN 2ND SKINNERS HORSE MEERUT CAV BGDE
14 MARCH 1916 |
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ARTHUR CECIL RICHMOND
PRIVATE 7TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS
1 JULY 1916 |
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THOMAS JAMES
PRIVATE 1ST NORTHUMBERLAND FUS
11 SEPT 1916 |
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THOMAS WHITBY
LANCE CORPORAL 16TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS
22 JUNE 1917 |
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 War Memorial 1939-1945
On the south wall is a War Memorial recording those who lost their lives in
the Second World War:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945
| SERGEANT. |
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ERIC BARRETT. |
| PRIVATE. |
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HAROLD CARTER. |
| WREN. |
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IRIS CARTER. |
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