 Papplewick
St James
War Memorial
The church has two ashlar and bronze war memorial tablets on the north wall, one for those who fell in the Great War and another for those who lost their lives in World War Two.
The First World War memorial reads:
TO THE
GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE MEN FROM LYNBY AND PAPPLEWICK
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR FOR FREEDOM
1914 – 1918
ASKEW. JOHN HERBERT |
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PTE |
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2ND SHERWOODS |
BASS. HAROLD. M.C. |
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CAPT |
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2ND YORKSHIRE REGT |
BAXTER. EDWARD JAMES |
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CAPT |
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S WALES BORDERERS |
CRANSWICK. ALEC GEORGE |
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2/LIEUT |
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ROYAL FLYING CORPS |
GRAY. WILLIAM LESLIE |
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2/LIEUT |
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4TH SUFFOLKS |
HAYWOOD. CHARLES |
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PTE |
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NORTH STAFFORDS |
JOHNSON. JAMES |
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PTE |
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ROYAL ENGINEERS |
PATES. FREDERICK HENRY |
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PTE |
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MACHINE GUN CORPS |
VINCENT. GEORGE |
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PTE |
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NORTH STAFFORDS |
WEBSTER. HERBERT |
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L/CPL |
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NOTTS AND DERBYS |
WESTON. HAROLD WILLIAM |
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PTE |
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DUKE OF WELLINGTONS |
WHITING. OLIVER |
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PTE |
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KINGS ROYAL RIFLES |
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The Second World War memorial reads:
TO THE
GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE MEN FROM LYNBY AND PAPPLEWICK
WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 – 1945
A.I. BUTLER CAPT ROYAL ENGINEERS
A.W. CHADBURN CAPT SOUTH NOTTS HUSSARS R.H.A.
J. CLARK L SEAMAN ROYAL NAVY
S.M. COWARD CPL. ROYAL AIR FORCE
M. HADLEY L/CPL. ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS
W.B.N. LYNES P/O. TEL. ROYAL NAVY
J.C. MAYES SERGT SOUTH NOTTS HUSSARS R.H.A.
R.F. NUNN LIEUT ROYAL ARTILLERY
H. WRIGHT PTE 8TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS |
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