Orston St Mary

War Memorial

The World War I war memorial is located on the south wall of the south aisle. The inscription reads:

REMEMBER BEFORE GOD THE MEN OF ORSTON
who fell in the Great War for the Freedom of the World
1914 – 1919

Sgt. William Scotney
Sgt. James William Arthur Baker
Pte. John Henry Husbands
L. Corpl George Mills
L. Corpl Edward Sergeant
Pte. Henry James Box
 

The Sherwood Foresters
Army Pay Corps
The North Staffords
The Sherwood Foresters
The North Staffords
The Lancashire Fusiliers

“THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”

The Roll of Honour is framed and hangs next to the war memorial:

ROLL OF HONOUR

Of the men of the Village of ORSTON who served their King
and Country in the Great War

Name

Service

Name

Service

1914

 

1916

 

Millard, E.

Sherwood Foresters

Husbands, A.

Army Veterinary Corps

Brathwaite, A.

    "                  "

Baker, B.

Sherwood Foresters

Wood, G.

    "                  "

Walker, A.W.

Northumberland Fusiliers

Smith, E.

Royal Navy

Husbands, J.H.

North Staffs.

Scotney, H.

Royal Army Med. Corps

Wheeler, J.

Northumberland Fusiliers

Baker, W.A.B.

Army Pays Corps

Scotney, Q.

Sherwood Foresters

Wilde, C.

Yorks & Lancasters

Shipsides, H.

Army Service Corps

Scotney, E.

Leicesters

Sergeant, E.

North Staffs.

Lambert, A.

      "

Box, H.J.

Lancs. Fusiliers

Stewart, G.

      "

1917

 

Carlisle, G.

      "

Whilley, C.

Lincolns

Lambert, G.

Sherwood Foresters

Wyche, B.

      "

Hand, A.

   "                  "

Guylor, J.

Royal Engineers

1915

 

Dunsmore, W.

   "              "

Stubley, Geo.

Coldstream Guards

Carlisle, R.

Durhams

Scotney, W.

Sherwood Foresters

Topham, M.

Royal Scots

Scotney, T.

    "                  "

Butler, W.

Army Service Corps

Sizer, G.

Royal Army Med. Corps

Stubley, T.G.

R. N. Air Service

Cheetham, W.

Royal Garrison Artillery

Baker, F.

E. Yorks.

Derry, F.

Sherwood Foresters

 

 

Banham, J.H.

Motor Transport A.S.C.

 

 

Walker, H.

Sherwood Foresters

 

 

Mills, G.

    "                  "