A Poppy
A Poppy

Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- What's New 2007 -


Newport : 1st Scouts
1st Newport Scouts WW I

Newport : Sir Barrington Simeon
Sir Barrington Simeon, Bart

Wellow : Baptist Church
Wellow Baptist Church

Newport : Queen Victoria  Diamond Jubilee - Recreation Ground
Victoria recreation ground


St Thomas Square, Newport, 1922


Date of Addition Description and Location of Addition
30 October 2007
Updated entry for the 1st Newport Scouts Memorials at Scout HQ, St John's Road
12 October 2007
Added entry for the Sir Barrington Simeon Memorial drinking fountain at Newport Quay
10 October 2007
Added links from the town and village pages to photographs of WW II CWGC headstones in the Netherlands (photos stored on "Flickr")
See Brading War Memorial for P A H Woodmore
See Cowes War Memorial for G R Olsen *
See Ryde War Memorial for Frank Sheen *
See Wootton War Memorial for I N Stirton *
thanks to Frans van Guinicus for the photography
* these 3 men are not otherwise commemorated in their places of residence
8 October 2007
Updated the entry for St Catherine's Lighthouse Keeper's Memorial at Niton, with photo and inscription details.
5 October 2007
Updated the entry for Flt Lt B S H Wadham of Cowes
thanks to Barry Groves for information and photograph
5 October 2007
Updated the entry for the Ryde Rover Scouts Memorial
thanks to Barry Groves for information and photographs
13 September 2007
Added more details about the Newport Borough War Memorial including 2 further WW II names : B Eldridge and R Eldridge
16 June 2007
Added entries for the three Memorial stones at Wellow Baptist Churchyard
Thanks to A J Daniell for information
3 April 2007
Added links to HMS Hood Association website for a number of men killed when the Hood was sunk, and created page listing the names of the 12 men known to have been from the Isle of Wight.
26 March 2007
Added photograph and WW 2 details for the Newport Congregational Church War Memorials
8 March 2007
Updated entry for the Bembridge 41 Royal Marine Commando Memorial
16 February 2007
Added details of the Indian railway accident on 30 Aug 1916 (BSM Parr of Ventnor killed)
16 February 2007
Added details of the Loss of ss Whitgift on 20 Apr 1916 (Capt G Coltar from Cowes was her Master)
2 February 2007
Added details of the Loss of HMY Aries on 31 Oct 1915
29 January 2007
Added Biographical details for Captain G H T Barnes buried in Ryde Cemetery
19 January 2007
Added Page for Newport Victoria Recreation Ground (Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee)
19 January 2007
Added CWGC References for the Ryde All Saints War memorial
12 January 2007
Added the majority of the CWGC References for the Newport Borough War memorial - 340 WW I casualties, 140 WW II casualties.
31 December 2006
Moved previous News items

Go to "What's New 2006" for previous updates in 2006

Go to "What's New 2005" for previous updates in 2005


Newport : 1st Scouts
1st Newport Scouts WW II

Niton St Catherine's Lighthouse keepers
St Catherine's Lighthouse keepers

Newport : Queen Victoria  Diamond Jubilee - Recreation Ground
Victoria recreation ground

Ryde All Saints Church

Ryde All Saints Church 1920's


 
 

 
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