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Mansfield
St Peter and St Paul

War Memorial

Memorial Chapel

The Boer War memorial

The Boer War memorial is located in the north-east corner of the Memorial Chapel. It was unveiled on 30 September 1905 by Major-General J. Talbot-Coke.

The World War I memorial

A large brass World War I memorial is located near to the Boer War memorial in the north-east corner of the chapel.

The memorial records the names and ranks of 169 men of the parish who were killed in the war.

A dedication ceremony for both the brass memorial inside the church and the war memorial cross in the churchyard was held on 4 August 1921. It was led by the Bishop of Southwell and also present were the Mayor and Corporation, a detachment of Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, cadets and members of the St. John Ambulance.

To the Glory of God and in grateful memory of the following Men of the Parish who gave their lives for their Country in the Great War 1914-19. PTE. W. ADAMS DRIVER W. ANTILL PTE. O.C. APPLETON PTE. A.E. ARMITAGE PTE. F. ASHER PTE. S. ASMAN PTE. P. BACON L/CPL. A. BAGGALEY PTE. W. BALL GUNNER H. BALL GUNNER P.B. BARNETT L/CPL C. BARTLE PTE. J.F. BEAZLEY PTE. S. BEIGHTON TROOPER J. BERRY PTE. A.E. BINCH PTE. J. BINGHAM RIFLEMAN F. BINGHAM PTE. C.A. BINGLEY GUNNER J. BIRKETT STOKER E. BLAKE LIEUT W.C. BOLTON M.C. PTE. C. BOWEN PTE. C BOWSKILL PTE. E. BROWN PTE. S. BROWN PTE. C. M. BURGESS PTE. C. T. BUTT PTE. T. F. CARTER PTE. C.S. CARTWRIGHT CPL. G.E. CAUDWELL ABLE SEAMAN W. CHADBURN PTE. J. CHAMBERLAIN PTE. H.E. CHARLTON PTE. J.H. CHATTERTON CPL. J. CLARK PTE. T.W. CLARKE PTE. W. CLARKE PTE. A.E. CLIFF PTE. J. COOPER PTE. C.E. COSTALL PTE. A.F. CRANE GUNNER C.L. CREED PTE. E. CROW PTE. E. CROWDER PTE. W. CROWDER PTE. T. DAVIDSON CPL. H. DAVIS PTE. J. DAWSON PTE. H. N. DEAN PTE. H. DIXON PTE. R. DOWNHAM PTE. C. DRAYCOTT PTE. J.B. EDMONDSON PTE. F. ENDERSBY PTE. A. EVANS PTE. F.W. EVANS CPL. J. FENTON DRIVER G. FOSTER PTE. W.H. FOSTER PTE. R. FRETWELL PTE. A. GARRATT PTE. W.H. GEORGE PTE. T. GILBERT CPL. J.H. GLENN PTE. C. GORE BOMB. C.S. GOSLING PTE. E. GREGORY PTE. R.E. GREEN PTE. L.T. GRICE PTE. S. HALL PTE. T.A. HALL L/CPL. J.T. HATCHER PTE. J.T. HARDWICK PTE. V. HARVEY LEAD. SEAMAN J.H. HASSALL SAPPER T. HAWLEY PTE. R.W. HEMPSALL PTE. W.A. HEMPSALL PTE. B. HIBBERT PTE. F.W. HILL L/CPL. J. HINCHLEY PTE. C.S. HOLE LIEUT. W.H. HOLLINS PTE. J.A. HOLMES SERGT. F. HORNBY LIEUT. C.M. HOUFTON PTE. L. HOUFTON DRIVER A. HURST PTE. G.A. HUTCHINSON PTE. J. ILLSLEY PTE. A. INCE PTE. J. JOHNSON CPL. H.E. KENT PTE. F. KEY LIEUT. R.H. KING PTE. T.S. KNAPP RIFLEMAN M. LEADER CAPT. G.P. LITTLEWOOD PTE. J.A. MALTBY PTE. P. MAY PTE. F. MEAR PTE. G. MEAR PTE. H. MILES CPL. C.G. MILLOTT LIEUT. C.C. MITCHELL C.S.M. C.E. MORRIS PTE. H. MOULT PTE. F.J. NAYLOR PTE. J.E. NAYLOR PTE. G.E. NICHOLSON PTE. F. ORTON PTE. L. PARFITT PTE. J.T. PARKER PTE. W. PARKER PTE. W.H. PENFORD PTE. A. PERRY PTE. T. PORTER CPL. A. E. POWELL PTE. F. PRESTON PTE. R. ROBINSON PTE. A. RUMLEY MUNITION WORKER A.D. RUSSELL PTE. G. SALMON PTE. L. SALMON TROOPER J.J. SEAGRAVE PTE. W. SEFTON PTE. H. SEVERN SERGT. P.F. SHACKLOCK BOMB. J.M. SHIPPAM M.M. GUNNER L. SIMMONS L/CPL. H. SIMPSON PTE. T. SIMPSON SAPPER F. SISSONS STOKER F. SLATTER PTE. W. SMITH RIFLEMAN A. SNUGGS CAPT. F. SPENCER PTE. F. STAFFORD PTE. W. STARKEY PTE. O.A. STEELE PTE. H. STENNETT PTE. H. STEVENSON CPL. W. STREET M.M. PTE. O. SUTTON PTE. P. SUTTON PTE. A.A. TAYLOR RIFLEMAN W. THURMAN PTE. J. TOOTH PTE. W. TOWLE DRIVER A. TOWNROE CPL. J.G. TOWNROE PTE. G.F. TURNER BATT.Q.M.S. W.E. WALTERS PTE. A. WARNER PTE. G. WATSON RIFLEMAN H. WEBSTER PTE. A. WHITLAM SERGT G.G. WIDDISON L/CPL. E.A. WIGHTMAN CPL. G.J. WILSON BOMB. J.S. WITHAM PTE. D. WOOD PTE. A.C. WRIGHT PTE. R.J. WRIGHT PTE. J. WRIGHT     "The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God and there shall be no torment touch them."

Beneath the World War I war memorial is the plaque below:

There is also a war memorial cross in the churchyard, a few metres from the south porch.