St. Peter's Church Garden of Remembrance - Onchan, Isle of Man - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This Garden of Remembrance can be found in the Churchyard of St. Peter's Church. It is to the east of the church adjacent to the perimeter wall on Church Road.

The perimeter wall provides a concave backdrop to The Garden which consists of a terraced grass area with central stone steps leading up to a circular paved area with a concrete framed crucifix.

Immediately behind the crucifix mounted on a stepped stone wall is a panel which honours those who laid down their lives in WWII and is inscribed as follows:
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT WHO LAID DOWN THIER LIVES
IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945'
Below this are listed 37 names in 3 columns (12, 13, 12).

Immediately to the left of this large panel is a stone plaque for Fusilier M.J. Samspon who was killed on 22nd November 1975 aged 20 serving in Northern Ireland ('Ulster'). (visit link)

To the right of the crucifix on the perimeter wall is a panel which honours those who laid down their lives in WWI and is inscribed as follows:
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914 - 1918'
Below this are listed 34 names in 3 columns (11, 12, 11).

To the left of the crucifix on the perimeter wall is panel which is inscribed as follows:
'THIS GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
WAS OPENED BY LADY BROMET
AND DEDICATED BY
THE VEN. C. V. STOCKWOOD M. A.
ARCHDEACON OF MANN
ON SUNDAY AUGUST 31ST
1947
THIS GARDEN WAS THE GIFT OF
THE WOMEN'S SECTION, ONCHAN BRANCH
OF THE BRITISH LEGION'

Lady Bromet was the wife of the then Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet. Sir Geoffrey 'attended the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and served as a Flight Commander in the First World War, being commended for his service at Gallipoli in 1915 and later commanding NO.1 Squadron RNAS and then No. 8 Squadron RNAS. Sir Geoffrey 'served in the Second World War as Air Officer Commanding No. 19 Group and then as Air Officer Commanding No. 247 Group before retiring at his own request in 1945'. (visit link)

On the extreme left of the Garden, close to a stile providing access to the Churchyard from Church Road, is a further panel which is inscribed as follows:
'THINK NOT OF US AS DEAD
RATHER THAT WE LIVE
AND HAVE OUR NEW LIFE IN CHRIST
THEN WE SHALL KNOW
THAT IN THIS GARDEN
WE ARE REMEMBERED'

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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): WWI WWII In Honor Of: Men of the District who laid down thier lives Marker Text: 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914 - 1918' 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT WHO LAID DOWN THIER LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945' 'Fusilier M. J. Sampson 22nd November 1975. Aged 20 killed in Ulster in the line of duty.' 'THIS GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE WAS OPENED BY LADY BROMET AND DEDICATED BY THE VEN. C. V. STOCKWOOD M. A. ARCHDEACON OF MANN ON SUNDAY AUGUST 31ST 1947 THIS GARDEN WAS THE GIFT OF THE WOMEN'S SECTION, ONCHAN BRANCH OF THE BRITISH LEGION' 'THINK NOT OF US AS DEAD RATHER THAT WE LIVE AND HAVE OUR NEW LIFE IN CHRIST THEN WE SHALL KNOW THAT IN THIS GARDEN WE ARE REMEMBERED' Date of dedication: 31 August 1947 Who Put it Here?: The Women's Section, Onchan Branch of The British Legion Description of Memorial: Garden of Remembrance in the Churchyard of St. Peter's Church in Onchan.

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