West Littleton War Memorial

The Memorial is a marble plaque on the inside of the south wall of the Church of St. James, West Littleton, Gloucestershire, England

The inscription reads as follows :-

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY
OF

WILLIAM STRANGE
LANCE CORPORAL GRENADIER GUARDS
KILLED IN ACTION AT LOOS, OCTOBER 17^th 1915

ALSO OF THOMAS WILLIAM MATHLIN
PRIVATE, ROYAL AIR FORCE
DIED OCTOBER 31^st 1918

BOTH OF THIS PARISH

THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED AS A THANK OFFERING
FOR HIS SAFE RETURN BY THE PARENTS OF

STANLEY GEORGE BLAKE M.C
CHEVALIER LEGION D'HONNEUR
MAJOR 1^st DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT

Some notes on the memorial :-

Lance Corporal William Robert Strange served in the 4^th Bn. Grenadier Guards and died on Sunday 17^th October 1915 aged 21 yrs. He has no known grave but is commemorated on the LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. He was the son of Alfred Henry and Augusta Mary Strange of West Littleton.

Private 2^nd Class Thomas William Mathlin served in the Royal Air Force and died on Thursday 31^st October 1918 aged 43 yrs. He is buried in WEST LITTLETON (ST JAMES) CHURCHYARD. He was the husband of E D Mathlin of West Littleton.

Transcribed by George Hall.

Gloucestershire Genealogy

West Littleton War Memorial

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY
OF