Combined War Memorial - St Christopher's Church, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

There are two plaques, the first a wooden one from a small redundant church building in East Burton. The memorial contains the names of the fallen from both World Wars and reads as follows:

'ROLL OF HONOUR

To the Glory of God and in
thankful remembrance of the
following men from East Burton
and Newburgh Winfrith who
joined his Majesty's Forces during
the Great War 1914 - 1919

L.A. Bidwell
E.J. Burt
F.R. Burt
H.G. Burt
T.P. Burt
G.P J. Dove
E.J.G Honeybun
M.G. Keynes
M.J. Keynes
R.W. Keynes
A.R. Larcombe
C.H. Manuel
W.G. Orchard
A. Payne
R.J. Payne
H.M. Roper
J. Roper
A.W.Sibley
B.E. Sibley

And in honoured and lasting memory of
the two men who died on active service

W.T. Dove 5th Batt. Dorsetshire Regiment
T. Payne 4th Batt. Dorsetshire Regiment

Greater love hath no man than this - that
a man lay down his life for his friends.

This tablet
was erected by their fellow parishioners.

Also in memory of the men who fell in the
Second World War 1939 - 1945
George Ackerman.
William Smith.
William M. Taggart.
Frank Smith.
Ernest Dredge.'

A second brass plaque reads:

'To the Glory of God and in
sacred and honoured memory
of the following men from this
parish who died on active service
during the Great War 1914-1919.

H. Bagg, Pte. 5th. Bn. Dorsetshire Regt.
W.J. Barnes, Pte. 1st. Bn. Dorsetshire Regt.
R. Bishop, Corp. 5th. Bn. Dorsetshire Regt.
B.L. Burden, Pte 2nd. Bn. Northumberland Fus.
F.J. Burden, Pte 2nd. Bn. Coldstream Guards.
F. Cleall, Pte. 4th. Bn(T). Dorsetshire Regt.
B.F. Cobb, A.B.H.M.S. New Zealand.
H.C.W. Cornish, A.B.H.M.S. Good Hope.
A.J. King, Sapper. R.E.
C.P.N. Trent, Corp. 2nd. Bn. Wiltshire Regt.

Greater love hath no man than this, that
a man lay down this life for his friends.

This tablet
was erected by their fellow parishioners.

Also the following who
died in the War of 1939-45

J.L. Baggs 1/Lt. Royal Irish Fusiliers.
T.W.J. Burden Cpl. R.E.M.E.
J.O.B. Cox Stkr(1/Class) H.M.S. Berkeley.
L.E. Ironsides Pte. R.A.O.C.'

Poppy wreaths surround the memorials on the wall near the entrance door.

Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Local Parishioners Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: St Christopher's Church Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset United Kingdom DT2 Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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