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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:

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