Roll of Honour - Hampshire

Ministry of Defence

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The Royal British Legion

NETLEY MARSH WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Detailed Information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2024

The Netley Marsh War memorial is located in the grounds of St Matthew's Church in Ringwood Road, Netley Marsh, Hampshire. It takes the form of as two stepped, square base, surmounted by a tapered plinth, cornice and obelisk with the inscription in black lettering on the sides of the plinth and at the base of the front face of the obelisk. There are 30 names for World War 1 and 7 names for World War 2. The names have been sorted into alphabetical order for ease of reading and research.

Photographs Copyright © Liz Jones 2017

IN
MEMORY OF
THOSE OF THIS PARISH
WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

AVERY	A	Private, New Zealand Regiment
AVERY	A W	Private, Royal Army Service Corps.
BESSANT	F A	Able Seaman, Royal Navy
BESSANT	R V	Able Seaman, Royal Navy
BLAKE	F	Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
BLAKE	F	Private, Hampshire Regiment
BOYCE	S	Able Seaman, Royal Navy
BROOMFIELD	R	Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery
BULPITT	H	Private, Hampshire Regiment
CHANDLER	B	Private, Hampshire Regiment
COLLINSON, VD	F G	Colonel, London Regiment
EFFEMY	C	Able Seaman, Royal Navy
EFFEMY	R S	Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry
ETHERIDGE	F	Private, Worcestershire Regiment
FROWD	R D	Private, Hampshire Regiment
HINVEST	A R	Private, Gloucestershire Regiment.
HOUNSOME	N G	Able Seaman, Royal Navy
HUNT	A C	Private, Worcestershire Regiment
KILFORD	C	Able Seaman, Royal Naval Reserve
LESTER	S	Private, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
OSMAN	W	Private, Hampshire Regiment
PALK, CMG, DSO	The Hon L C	Lieutenant-Colonel, Hampshire Regiment.
PURKISS	F	Private, Hampshire Regiment.
PURKISS	F G	Private, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment).
SILVERTHORNE	E	Private, Royal Berkshire Regiment.
SMITH	E	Private, Grenadier Guards
WATERS	C R	Gunner, Royal Field Artillery
WHITING	T	Private, Hampshire Regiment.
WHITMARSH	T	Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
WILTON	F	Gunner, Royal Field Artillery
1939-1945
BLAKE	G	Private, O. R. Regiment.
BLAKE	W H G	Gunner, Royal Artillery
CLIFT	J C	Petty Officer, Royal Navy
GREEN	A O	Sergeant (Pilot), Royal Air Force
LEE	R T	Major, Grenadier Guards
ROSE	H H	Captain, Merchant Navy
WHETREN	R A	Leading Aircraftman, Royal Air Force

Last updated 21 March, 2025

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