Memorials and Monuments on the Isle of Wight - Newport Drill Hall : 5th Hants Howitzers -

Location

Drill Hall Road, Newport, Isle of Wight

IWM War Memorials Archive Record

Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40739

Description

Stone plaque commemorating men of the 5th Hants Howitzers (Royal Field Artillery)

An almost identical plaque is located at the Freshwater Memorial Hall

Memorial

Newport Drill Hall : 5th Hants Howitzers memorial

Inscription

5TH HANTS HOWITZER BATTERY
THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918

ADVANCE TO AMARAH, NASIRYIEH, CAPTURE OF KUT
CTESIPHON AND RETIREMENT TO KUT
SIEGE OF KUT 3-12-15 TO 29-4-16

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names as given below
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ALSO
IN MEMORY OF 25 SOLDIERS
ATTACHED TO THE BATTERY
IN MESOPOTAMIA

Names as recorded

Name	Links

LIEUT. W. TOZER	CWGC record ...	Tozer Memorial plaque at St Catherine's Church, Ventnor
B.S.M. A. HILL	CWGC record ...
B.Q.M.S. A. STONE	CWGC record ...
F.Q.M.S. A.E. GATRELL	CWGC record ...	Additional inscription on family headstone at Oakfield (St John's Church) Cemetery (RSHG)
SGT. V. FORD	CWGC record ...
SGT. H. PITMAN	CWGC record ...
CPL. W. PORTER	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
BR. J.C. ALDER	CWGC record ...
BR. P. COOK	CWGC record ...
BR. H.A. COTTON	CWGC record ...
BR. H.C. ELDRIDGE	CWGC record ...
BR. R.H. GAGE	CWGC record ...
BR. A. ORCHARD	No CWGC record	Biographical and Army Service details
BR. F.R. PHILLIPS	CWGC record ...
BR. A.R. RICHARDS	CWGC record ...
BR. STRICKLAND	CWGC record ...
BR. J. TITMARSH	CWGC record ...
CPL. FTR. W. TROWBRIDGE	CWGC record ...
CPL. SDLR. L. WILSON	CWGC record ...
S.S. F. PEACH	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
GR. F. BARTLETT	CWGC record ... not found	This probably refers to Gunner 855415 Frederick Bartley who died 25 July 1916
GR. P.C. BOWSHER	CWGC record ...
GR. M.T. BUDDEN	CWGC record ...
GR. W. COOK	CWGC record ...
GR. S. CHANDLER	CWGC record ...
GR. L.F. DOWNER	CWGC record ...	Additional inscription on family headstone in SS Peter & Paul Churchyard.
GR. ELDRIDGE	CWGC record ... not found	probably refers to Bdr. H.C. Eldridge, named above
GR. E. FLUX	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
GR. S. FOULKES	CWGC record ...
GR. A. FORD	CWGC record ...	Buried at Parkhurst Miltary Cemetery
GR. J. FREESTONE	Possible CWGC record ...	F T Freeston
GR. F. GATRELL	CWGC record ...
GR. F.J. HESS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
GR. E. HOWE	CWGC record ...
GR. G. KNIGHT	CWGC record ...
GR. G. MERWOOD	CWGC record ...
GR. A. MITCHELL	No CWGC record	Biographical information
GR. M. NEIL	CWGC record ...
GR. G. OSBORNE	CWGC record ...
GR. H.G. PENNY	CWGC record ... not found	SDGW : Gunner 855373 Henry George Penny died 31/8/1917 (Turkey)
GR. T.F. PHILPOT	CWGC record ...
GR. F. PRAGNELL	CWGC record ...
GR. W. REED	CWGC record ...
GR. H.C. RUSSELL	CWGC record ...
GR. T. SEXTON	CWGC record ...	William (Tom) Sexton
GR. A. SMITH	CWGC record ...
GR. R. SMITH	CWGC record ...
GR. T.W. SMITH	CWGC record ... not found	SDGW : Gunner 855378 Thomas Smith died 15/2/1917 (Turkey)
GR. WARREN	CWGC record ... not found	SDGW : Gunner 855416 Alfred Warren died 1/7/1918 (Turkey)
GR. T. WATERHOUSE	CWGC record ...	E T Waterhouse
DR. H. COOKE	CWGC record ... not found
DR. R. DOWNER	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
DR. A. FRAMPTON	CWGC record ...
DR. G. GOSDEN	CWGC record ...
DR. C.J. GREGORY	CWGC record ...
DR. G. GRIFFEN	CWGC record ...
DR. A. JACKMAN	CWGC record ...
DR. T. KING	CWGC record ...
DR. D. LASHMAR	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
DR. V.A. LEGG	CWGC record ...
DR. E. LOWE	CWGC record ...
DR. J. MULCOCK	CWGC record ...
DR. A.C. PADDOCK	CWGC record ...
DR. R. ROLFE	CWGC record ...
DR. E. RUSSELL	CWGC record ...
DR. V. RUSSELL	CWGC record ...
DR. B.C. SIMMONDS	CWGC record ...
DR. V.C. SMITH	CWGC record ... not found	SDGW : Driver 770 Valentine Cressie Smith died 15/2/1917 (Turkey)
DR. F.E. SPANNER	CWGC record ...
DR. H.A. STUBBS	CWGC record ...
DR. W. THARLE	CWGC record ...
DR. A.E. VANNER	CWGC record ...
DR. A.G. WADHAM	CWGC record ...
DR. W.H. WEBB	CWGC record ...
DR. H. WILLSTEED	CWGC record ...	(Ewart George Willsteed) SDGW has : Driver 855328 Herbert Willsteed died 13/6/1917 (Home) Biographical information
Also died, not recorded on Memorial :

GR. G.C. FELLOWES	CWGC record ...	Son of William and Catherine Fellowes, of 28, South St., Eastgate, Peterborough. Died aged 23 on 22 Nov 1916, having been taken prisoner of war at Kut-el-Amara.

Memorials & Monumentson the Isle of Wight- Newport -- Drill Hall : 5th Hants Howitzers -

Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Newport -
- Drill Hall : 5th Hants Howitzers -