Chilwell Christ Church

War Memorial

The War MemorialThe war memorial is of modest size and is positioned in the nave of the church on the north wall. It consists of two brass plaques on a wooden mount. The mount is headed “WE WILL REMEMBER THEM” - engraved in the wood. The left-hand brass plaque, for the First World War, reads:

IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF CHILWELL

WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY

IN THE WAR 1914-1918.

A. ADCOCK

JAMES ADCOCK

JESSE ADCOCK

W.ARAM

C.H. ASHFORD

T. BELFIELD

J.C. CLARKE

J.D. CROWSTONE

C.W. DRINKWATER

 

J.L. HUDSTON

W.D. KEMP

J. LAMB

F. METHERINGHAM

H. MOORE

M. NILAND

P. OXLEY

A.P. PAGE

S.H. PEARSON

 

C.RAWLINGS

G.ROBERTS

W.H. SIMPSON

B. SMITH

A.J.W. SOUTHGATE

H.H. WALTON, M.C.

H. WESTBY, M.M.

H.S. WHITEHEAD

A. WRIGHT

The right-hand plaque reads:

IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF CHILWELL

WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY

IN THE WAR 1939-1945

A.ADDINGTON

R.H. ALVEY

G. ARCHER

H.M. ASHTON

C. BARNES

W.A. BLOOR

G.S. BODEN

F.H. BROMLEY

G.C. BROWN

 

F.D. CRANE

A.H. DUFF

D.C. ELDER

W.A. GIBBONS

A. HUDSTON

R.M. KEE

R.G. KELLER

C.W. LOWE

J. MORGAN

G.C.R. MORRELL

 

K.C. PATTISON

W.A. PERRY

G. PETTEFAR

D.R. SALMON

W. TAYLOR

W.F. TAYLOR

G.W. WARD

N. WESTBY

R.WILKINSON

K.J. WRIGHT

F.L. BEESTON       J. LANDER

The Communion Table also carries an inscription relating to F/O Robert Wilkinson, who gave his life in the Second World War.