A white marble WWI memorial tablet on the north wall of St Saviour's church, Nottingham.
"St Saviour's church, Arkwright Street, Meadows, Nottingham. The parish was formed from part of St Mary the Virgin, High Pavement. The foundation stone was laid in 1863 and the church opened for worship the following year; architect Richard Charles Sutton, builder John Barker of the Meadows. There is a memorial tablet and also a framed roll of honour with the names of those from the parish and congregation who enlisted. The inscription on the marble tablet reads,
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION AND PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
(Names) There are three panels; the centre panel lists those who served and the two outer panels list those who died. The memorial and roll of honour were unveiled at 7.30pm on Saturday 25 June 1921 by Lt Col AW Brewill DSO, and dedicated by Rev KE Shaw MA. A copy of the invitation and the order of service is held in Nottinghamshire Archives (ref PR 20,0371/1-2). The Archives also has a notebook with the addresses of the next of kin of some of the men named the ROH; this may have been drawn up as an invitation list for an Armistice Day service in 1927 (ref PR 20,039, 'Men from St Saviours Parish who served in Great War 1914-18'). Some of the men named on the memorial are identified by initial and surname and the church evidently tried to ascertain the first names of those for whom they did not have full information - Nottingham Evening Post, Friday 26 November 1920. Public Notice: ‘St Saviour’s Nottingham. War Memorial. Will relatives or friends of the following men who died ‘on service’ during the Great War and whose names are to be placed on the Memorial Tablet to be erected in St Saviour’s church, Arkwright-street, kindly communicate with the vicar, stating Christian names of the fallen: Pte F Barkworth, Gunner JA Blundy, Rifleman G Bradshaw, Pte JW Brooks, Sergt. GR Carter, Pte HS Chambers, Col. Sgt-Major Cox, Telegraphist FJ Cross, Col. Sgt-Mjr C Donnelly, Pte JL Dowling, Pte A Duke, Pte H Fairholme, Corpl R lint, Pte W Gascoyne, Rifleman JC Groom, Pte G Harvey, Lce-Cpl H Hewing, Pte AC Hind, Stoker GA Humphreys, Pte R Metcalfe, Pte FW Page, Pte RW Pitman, Pte S Radford, Corpl J Rawson, Pte H Reedham. Pte JE Spreckley, Pte E Whitt, Driver H Wright, Pte J Wright.’ (
visit link) A number of street shrines were erected in the Meadows during the war: Report, Nottingham Evening Post, 26 May 1917: ‘Honour to the Brave. Lord H Bentinck unveils Nottingham war shrine’ ... ‘I am sure that if we all pull together for a little time longer victory will be ours, and the way will be opened to a better, purer and freer world,’ said Lord Henry Bentinck, MP, in unveiling a war shrine this afternoon in Briar-street, Wilford-road, Nottingham. His lordship, who had come specially from London in order to undertake what he termed a ‘pious pilgrimage and a sacred duty’ expressed his conviction that up to the outbreak of war the people of this country were gradually working towards a better time, and that that object would ultimately have been attained. Then the war came, and progress was impossible until the German spirit which was inimical to the welfare of this and every other country, had been quelled. That was why we had bound ourselves to make no peace until this military despotism had been broken down. The shrine, which contains a crucifix, was blessed by the Rev Father Davison, who was attended by the Rev Father Denny and a small surplice choir. The hymns ‘For all the Saints who from their labours rest.’ And ‘Holy Father, in Thy Mercy’ being sung. A vote of thanks was accorded to Lord Henry Bentinck, on the proposition of Ald J Houston, who said that in his belief Briar-street, King’s Meadow-road, Hawthorn-street, and the streets immediately surrounding had made a greater response to the call than any other district in the city. Twelve of the fallen, it may be added, come from Briar-street itself, while the street can also claim three holders of the DCM and one of the MC. One lad has been three times wounded.’ Report, Nottingham Evening Post, 31 January 1917: ‘School war shrine. Unveiling ceremony in Nottingham’ … ‘The first war shrine to be erected on any school in Nottingham was unveiled at London-road school by Lord Henry Bentinck, MP, this afternoon. Designed and made by Mr W Dormer, it is installed on the school wall, and is the receptacle for a Roll of Honour comprising the names of over 220 former scholars who joined the forces, 19 of whom have already laid down their lives. Prior to the ceremony, Lord Henry Bentinck addressed the children in the schools, where Mr CT Ashwell presided. His lordship spoke with admiration of the number of former pupils who had gone forth from the school to do their part in the struggle which we were waging in defence of liberty. He hoped that the children now being educated would grow up to find such a thing as war impossible but urged them to cultivate the qualities which had been displayed by our troops at the front, especially good fellowship, willingness to help one another, and self-sacrifice. Subsequently, Lord Henry unveiled the shrine and the children after singing patriotic songs, concluded with the National Anthem and hearty cheering.’
Names on Memorial;
GH Adams - George Adams
JE Adams - John Edward Adams
EA Allcock - Ernest Arthur Allcock
GW Allen - George William Allen
H Allsopp - Herbert Allsopp
S Alvey - Samuel Alvey
GT Anthony - George Thomas Anthony
SF Arrowsmith - Sydney Frank Arrowsmith
FJ Ashton - Frederick Ashton
WH Atkinson - William Henry Atkinson
JC Attenborough - Joseph Cecil Attenborough
FJ Barkworth - Frederick Barkworth
RD Barnes - Richard Barnes
H Baxter - Horace Baxter
HF Bayfield - Henry Frederick Bayfield
AE Beal - Alfred Ernest Beal
H Beardall - Henry Beardall
N Beedham - Nathaniel Harry Beedham
TE Bennett - Tom Edgar Bennett
H Bland - Howard Arthur Austin Bland
JA Blundy - John Arthur Blundy
H Bonser - Harold Leslie Bonser
EW Booth - Ernest William Booth
RW Booth - Raymond Walton Booth
HC Bradbury - Henry Cyril Bradbury
G Bradshaw - George Bradshaw
C Brittle - Christopher Henry Brittle
JW Brooks - Joseph William Brookes
FJ Brown - FJ Brown
A Buckley - Arthur Buckley
E Bust - Edward Bust
TH Butters - Thomas Henry Butters
C Calladine - Charles Calladine
E Calvert - Ernest Calvert
WH Canadine - William Canadine
L Carnell - Leonard Swift Carnell
P Carnell - Percy Carnell
George R Carter - George Richard Carter
HS Chambers - Henry Sidney Chambers
J Clare - John Clare
TH Clarke - TH Clarke
CA Clay - CA Clay
WH Cocking - William Herbert Cocking
L Coleman - Leslie George Colman
Albert A Come - Albert Victor Clement Ange Come
EE Cook - Ernest Edwin Cook
G Cook - George Cook
AG Cooper - Alfred George Cooper
J Cooper - John Arthur Cooper
J H Cox - J H Cox
TA Cox - Thomas Arthur Cox
WC Crawley - Charles William Crawley
FJ Cross - Frederick John Cross
CW Dale - Charles William Dale
J Darch - John Darch
G Dawson - George Dawson
T Deakin - Thomas Deakin
LF Dean - Leslie Frank Dean
M Dessaur - Myer Dessaur
A Donelly - Arthur Donelly
CW Donnelly - Charles William Donnelly
JL Dowling - John Lawrence Dowling
A Duke - Albert Duke
CW Dwight - Charles William Dwight
FG Eite - Frank Garrick Eite
B Elliott - Bernard Elliott
H Fairholme - Harry Fairholme
LGC Fletcher - Llewellyn George Fletcher
R Flint - Richard Flint
A Forster - Arthur Forster
JB Freeman - Joseph Bernard Freeman
S Freeman - Sidney Freeman
E French - Edmund French
TA French - Thomas Arthur French
R Gamble - Robert Gamble
TP Gamble - Thomas Price Gamble
W Gascoyne - William Gascoyne
A Gilding - Arthur Ernest Gilding
L Gilding - Leonard Gilding
M Given - Maurice Given
C Gott - Cecil Gott
EA Grange - Edward Andrew Grange
GC Graves - George Graves
J Greening - Joseph Greening
C Gregg - Claude Victor Gregg
AE Griffin - Albert Edward Griffin
JC Groom - John Charles Groom
F Hall - Frederick Hall
HA Hallam - HA Hallam
HN Hallam - Herbert Hallam
T Hallam - Thomas Hallam
A Halling - Arthur Halling
F Hardy - Frederick William Hardy
EW Harrison - Ernest William Harrison
G Harvey - George Harvey
GW Healey - George William Healey
W Henerys - William Henrys
H Hewing - Herbert Hewing
H Hickling - Henry Hickling
HC Hill - Horace Claude Hill
R Hill - R Hill
AC Hind - Andrew Cheetham Hind
W Hines - William Hines
I Hodson - Isaac Thompson Hodson
G Hoe - George Hoe
WE Hollingworth - William Ernest Hollingworth
A Holmes - Amos Holmes
FA Holmes - Frederick Arthur Holmes
G Holmes - George Henry Holmes
H Holmes - Henry Holmes
E Humphreys - Ernest Humphreys
GA Humphreys - George Albert Humphrey
AV Jackson - Albert Victor Jackson
JJ Jackson - John Joseph Jackson
EW James - Ernest William James
RV Jennings - Ralph Victor Jennings
R Johnson - Robert Johnson
WE Johnson - WE Johnson
W Keytes - William Keyte
WH King - William Henry King
SCJ Kite - Stephen Charles James Kite
A Laxton - Arthur Laxton
R Lester - Richard Lester
JH Linley - John Henry Linley
F Liversidge - Fred Liversidge
EM Ludlow - Ernest Morris Ludlow
J Mann - John William Mann
C Marriott - Claude Marriott
A Maskery - Arthur Maskrey
FE Matthewson - Francis Edgar Matthewson
R Metcalfe - R Metcalfe
A Middleton - Arthur Middleton
AT Moorcroft - Arthur Thomas Moorcroft
WP Munro - William Pearce Munro
G Newton - George Newton
G Nicholls - George Nicholls
WW Nicholls - William Wadwell Nicholls
W North - William North
G Northmore - George Clarence Northmore
W Northmore - William Francis Northmore
E Oakland - Ernest Oakland
T Ogden - Tom Ogden
W Oxley - William Oxley
A Page - A Page
EH Page - EH Page
FW Page - FW Page
GS Parkes - George Savage Parks
JT Parr - John Thomas Parr
L Pearson - Leonard Pearson
R Pearson - Ralph Stanley Pearson
T Phillips - T Phillips
RW Pitman - Richard William Pitman
EJ Pottinger - Edwin Joseph Pottinger
JW Pottinger - John William Pottinger
S Radford - S Radford
J Rawson - J Rawson
J Rayson - James Albert Rayson
S Reddish - Stephen Reddish
AH Redgate - Alfred Haydn Redgate
H Reedman - Henry Reedman
AE Rose - Arthur Ernest Rose
GE Rudd - George Ernest Rudd
A Scothern - Albert Scothern
WH Scothern - William Henry Scothern
E Scott - Ernest Scott
E Selby - Edgar Selby
HG Seymour - Horace George Seymour
AJ Shaw - Alfred John Shaw
AR Shaw - Arthur Richard Shaw
TE Shaw - Thomas Ernest Shaw
FA Shipman - Frederick Shipman
AC Shrewsbury - Arthur Cecil Shrewsbury
G Simpson - George Simpson
P Simpson - Percy Simpson
A Slack - Alfred Slack
H Sladen - Henry Sladen
F Smedley - Fred Smedley
AB Smith - Archibald Benjamin Smith
B Smith - B Smith
BA Smith - BA Smith
CWL Smith - Charles William Smith
E Smith - E Smith
EL Smith - Ernest Lester Smith
A Solari - Anthony Solari
A Spencer - A Spencer
G Spick - George Spick
JK Spreckley - Joseph Knight Spreckley
A Stirland - Arthur Stirland
W Storey - W Storey
BW Storr - Blanchard William Storr
J Stovin - Joseph Stovin
W Street - Streets
CC Sturt - Charles Claude Sturt
TA Summers - Thomas Archibald Summers
A Sutcliffe - Albert Sutcliffe
W Sweet - Walter Sweet
G Talbot - George Talbot
R Thorpe - Richard Thorpe
F Tift - Frank William Tift
JB Tongue - James Bernard Tongue
G Tooting - George Tutin
HA Tranter - Harry Alexander Tranter
S Waddingham - Silas Waddingham
C Ward - Claude William Ward
R Wheatley - Reuben Wheatley
V Wheatley - Vincent Wheatley
CR Whitaker - Charles Ronald Whitaker
E White - Ernest White
E Whitt - Edgar Whitt
J Widdowson - John Henry Widdowson
AD Wilford - AD Wilford
C Williams - Charles Williams
F Williams - Frederick John Williams
FW Wise - Frank William Wise
F Wood - Frank Wood
G Woolhouse - George Woolhouse
AE Wright - Albert Edward Wright
EL Wright - Edward Leslie Wright
HG Wright - Henry Gordon Wright
H Wright - Harold Wright
J Wright - John Wright
SH Wright - Sydney Hopewell Wright"
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