Oakridge War Memorial
The
war memorial is situated at the junction of The Broadway and several other
roads, in the village of Oakridge Lynch, near Stroud, Gloucestershire,
England.Location map [on Multimap web site]
Top Panel.
In
GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
George Edward Ivor Fry. PTE. R.A.M.C.
James Frederic Fry. SGT. NAV. RAF
Albert Hunt PTE RAOC.
Stanley Henry Morgan GNR. R.A.
R.C Baker Stallard-Penoyre LT. R.N.(A)
Arthur Phipps GNR. R.A.
James Edward Young PTE. R. NORF. REGT
WHO FELL IN THE WAR OF 1939-45
INTO THY HAND OF LORD
Middle Panel.
In
memory of MABEL DEARMER
who went from Oakridge the place she loved best
to give help in Serbia where she died of fever
at Kragujevatz on July 11th. 1915, and of
CHRISTOPHER DEARMER
who died of wounds at Suvla Bay of Gallipoli
on October 6th. 1915 aged 21
Proud of the war all glorious went the son.
Loathing the war all mournful went the mother.
Each had the same wage when the day was done.
Tell me was either braver than the other.
They slept in mire who went so comely ever
Then when you wash let the thought of them abide
They knew the parching thirst of wounds & fever.
Here when you drink remember them who died.
Bottom Panel
THESE
OAKRIDGE MEN
ALSO GAVE THEIR LIVES
E. Blackwell W.G.
Hunt
M. Blackwell R.T.
Gardiner
A. Curtis
A. Robbins
W.M. Curtis
A. Rowles
F. Fern
A. Smith
W. Fern
T. White
P. Gardiner
H. Wright
S. Gardiner
A. Young
P. Hill
E. Young
W. Hunt
F. Young
E. Weare
.
Record and photographs taken November 2007