Kingston on Soar
St Winifred

War Memorial

First World War

Situated on the north wall in the nave, the World War I memorial consists of a simple brass plate with the names of all of the 43 men from the village who served in the Great War; a cross is marked against the four who fell. The inscription reads:

ROLL OF HONOUR
of Officers and Men of
KINGSTON
who served their King and Country in the
Great War 1914-1919

 

Major A.H. Strutt

 

Pte. H. Hudson

 

        3rd Baron Belper

 

 

“ C. Boddy

 

Capt. J. Woodfield

 

 

“ A. Foster

 

“ H.M. McCreath

 

 

“ W. Hallam

 

“ J.C. Wallace, M.C.

 

 

“ W.A. Thurkettle

 

Lieut. J. Matthews, M.C.

 

 

“ G. Baxter

 

“ J.G. Stafford

 

 

“ W.R. Woodfield

“ H.H. Stafford

 

 

“ H. Taylor

 

Sec. Lieut. G.A. Woodfield

 

 

“ G. Amos

 

C.Q.M.S. J.H. Beale

 

 

“ J.T. Hardy

 

Sergt G. Ball

 

 

“ S. Bloor

 

“ J. Marks

 

 

“ P. Powell

 

“ G. Dakin

 

 

“ W.E. Waterhouse

 

Corpl E. Hall

 

 

“ S.A. Burton

 

“ P. Hall

 

 

“ R.B. Burton

 

“ W. Allen

 

 

“ J.B. Piggott

Lce. Cpl C.H. Chadburn

 

 

“J. Lee

“ “ A.E. Townrow

 

 

Driver C. Baxter

 

“ “ B. Henderson

 

 

“ H. Baxter

 

Bombardier T.G. Dale

 

 

Sapper P.W. Bowley

 

Pte. W. Ovall

 

 

Gunner F. Hudson

 

“ T. Russell

 

 

“ G. Toms

 

 

 

 

 

† Killed in action

 

 

Second World War

Below is another simple framed Roll of Honour to those who served in the 1939 to 1945 World War. This carries the names of 23 men and three women:

1939 The World War 1945

KINGSTON
ROLL OF HONOUR

ALLEN JOHN

 

NEW The Rev. PHILIP

BAXTER FRED

 

PLANT GEORGE

DAKIN FRANK

 

SMITH ARTHUR

ELLIOTT NORMAN

 

STRUTT RONALD

ELLIOTT ROBERT

 

STRUTT MICHAEL

FRAMPTON DOUGLAS

 

STRUTT PETER

GREEN JAMES

 

STRUTT RUPERT

HILL ROLAND

 

TOMS LEONARD

HILL IVAN

 

WALSTER HARRY

LAVER GEORGE

 

YARDLEY JACK

MACKRILL STANLEY

 

YARDLEY TOM

MALTBY GEORGE

 

 

 

 

 

AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE

ANGELA BELPER

KATHLEEN MALTHOUSE

DOROTHY WOODFIELD