Sutton on Trent
All Saints

War Memorial

The main lists of those who fell in the two World Wars are to be found on memorials in the church, where there are also some other commemorative plaques relating to the British Legion and two bugles and medals donated to the church. In the churchyard, the lych gate (c1920) also serves as a memorial for World War II.

A smaller version of the World War I memorial is to be found in the Methodist church. A Roll of Honour listing all those who served from Sutton (145 men in total, with three additional names of those discharged) and also including two women, Lily Hutchinson (WAAC in France) and Winnie Selby (VAD in France) can be found in Nottinghamshire Archives (PR 7343). It notes those who were killed, missing or taken prisoner. The parish church register of burials shows that funerals were held for two men who died from their wounds (Ernest Leopold Woods, place of burial not stated but probably Sutton, and Gerald Moore, who was buried at Sutton).

North Aisle

1. Large shouldered white alabaster memorial tablet, incised with black lettering, mounted on wall, within a multi-coloured surround, with a small statue of Christ crucified.

World War I memorials British Legion flags Detail of World War I memorial

REMEMBER BEFORE GOD
THE SOULS OF THE MEN OF
SUTTON-ON-TRENT,
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918.

NOEL H. BRETT

 

J. BERNARD JOHNSON

GEORGE A. BURGESS

 

A. GERALD LONGMATE

JOHN CHAMBERS

 

ERNEST PILKINGTON L.CPL.

REUBEN CARPENDALE

 

GERALD W. MOORE

CHARLES COBB

 

FRANK RILEY

GEORGE W. COBB

 

H. NOEL ROGERSON

WALTER GILL

 

FRANK P. SELBY

WILLIAM GUMSLEY

 

WILLIAM SHIPLEY

WILLIAM HALLAM

 

CECIL H. SIMPSON

HARRY HALL

 

W. BARRON TAYLOR L.CPL.

JAMES HAYES

 

ARTHUR WEST

FRANK HINCHLIFF

 

ERNEST L. WOODS L.CPL.

“GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST
AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SINE UPON THEM.

2. Incised brass plaque, underneath the World War I memorial tablet, with names of fallen in World War II, which are listed again on a plaque on the Lych gate (below 6):

1939 – 1945

REGINALD PARKINSON

HENRY HUTCHINSON

DAVID FLETCHER

NEVILLE SMITH

PATRICK THORPE

3. In a wooden glass-fronted box to the left of the War memorial, a bugle and four medals, and underneath an incised brass plaque with black lettering:

This bugle was presented to Sutton on Trent & District Branch Royal British Legion by the
Rev. Leo Warner, former Branch Chaplain in 1968, the Bugle having been brought back from the Somme.

The lower set of First World War Medals, also belonging to Rev. Warner, presented to the
Branch by his Widow, the upper set of First World War Medals belonged to Mr Len Pollard,
Longest serving Branch Member, were presented to the Branch by his family.

4. In a wooden glass-fronted box to the right of the World War I memorial, a bugle, four badges of office (top left, Chairman’s badge, Royal British Legion; bottom, British Legion, Sutton of Trent; top right, Royal British Legion President; bottom, Royal British Legion 59th anniversary medal) and a cartridge case, and underneath a small incised brass plaque on a wooden base:

Sutton on Trent & District Branch
Royal British Legion
1985-1999

5. Above 3 and 4, and to the left and right of the main memorial (1), two banners of the Royal British Legion, Sutton on Trent & District Branch.

Lych gate

6. Incised brass plaque on the left side of the lych gate:

REMEMBER BEFORE GOD
THE SOULS OF THE
MEN OF
SUTTON ON TRENT
WHO LAID DOWN
THEIR LIVES IN THE
WORLD WAR 1939-1945
REGINALD PARKINSON
HENRY HUTCHINSON
DAVID FLETCHER
NEVILLE SMITH
PATRICK THORPE