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Location
In St Alban's Church, Ventnor, PO38 1DE. IWM War Memorials Archive Record The Memorial is not recorded by the IWM War Memorials Archive. Historic England Listing Status Ventnor St Alban's Church is not Listed. Description and history A manuscript illuminated scroll recording Gifts to the Church in memory of deceased family members, which includes wartime casualties from both World Wars of the 20th Century. See also the War Memorial Scroll recording the names of those who fell in the Great War. |
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Memorial
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Inscription
THIS IS TO RECORD that the following Gifts have been made to this Church to the Glory of God for the adornment of His House & in pious memory of some of His servants & handmaids who have gone before us with the Sign of Faith & now rest in the Sleep of Peace THE ALTARS The High Altar In memory of the four Sons of Richard Ussher first Priest of this Church Robert Arland Ussher, Secret Service, Died at Oxford † Beverly Ussher, Capt. Leinster Regiment Killed at Gallipoli † Stephen Ussher, Capt. 129th Baluchis, Killed at Givenchy † Richard Ussher Lt. Com. R.N. D.S.O. died at Ventnor † during the Great War 1914-1918. Subscribed for by their friends. The Reredos In Memory of A.F. Reginald Clarke Croix de Guerre Belge, Staff Sergt. RAMC died from disease contracted in the war 16. VII. 1919 † Given by his parents. The Crucifix In Memory of C. Harry Hunt Castle, Capt. Gloster Regt, died of wounds 30.X.18 † Given by his brother Graham H. Castle M.A. Priest of this Church 1921-1925. The Candlesticks In memory of Mary Lucy Jolliffe, died 24.VI.06 † Given by her daughter Innell Jolliffe. The Altar of Our Lady & its Reredos In memory of Mary Fraser. Given by her husband Edward Fraser. OTHER ORNAMENTS The 5th Station of the Cross In memory of William Kemp, successively Server, Sacristan and Churchwarden of this Church, died 1.VIII.25 † Given by his friends at S. Albans. The 6th Station of the Cross In memory of Charles Albert Harber,[1] Verger of this Church 1885-1922 died 16.II.22 † Given by his friends at S. Albans. The Warning Bell In memory of Colin Bartlett, died 8.X.22 † Given by his widow. The Memorial For those who fell in the 1914-1918 War was given by Major & Mrs Raeburn in memory of their son James Wyllie Raeburn, Killed † 24.VIII.18 The Plaque On the Lady Altar was given by the Parishioners and dedicated by the Right Rev A.B.L. Karney on 21.4.48 in memory of those who fell in the 1939-45 War Norman G Bridges; Robin Kemp; Jack Tarrant; Henry Underwood; Charles H Waller; Jeffrey Webber. The Canopy over the statue of Our Lady was given my Mrs A V Saunders in memory of her relations Mary S Deighton died 12.XII.09 † Henry Deighton died 28.I.22 † William Augustus Deighton died 9.XI.37 † Ann Jane Deighton died [.. .. ..] † [1] Charles Albert Harber was the father of Archibald George Harber who died during the Great War. Names recorded (wartime casualties - WW I and post WW I)
Names recorded (wartime casualties - WW II)
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Page updated 21 July 2015 (identified Henry Underwood)