A Poppy
A Poppy

Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Ventnor -
- Post Office War memorial -

Location

In Ventnor Enquiry Office, High Street, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
 
IWM War Memorials Archive Record

Not yet recorded by the War Memorials Archive
 
Historic England Listing Status

The property is not Listed.

Description

A marble plaque naming 2 employees of the General Post Office in Ventnor who died in the Great War.

Originally located in the main hall of the Post Office (see postcard image below), it is now located in the Enquiry Office.
Post Office and Memorial

Ventnor Post Office
 
Ventnor Post Office War Memorial
 

The memorial in its original location in the Post Office
[click this image to enlarge]
Inscription


IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
HAROLD P. JENKIN
JOSEPH S. WILKINS D.C.M.
MEMBERS OF THIS STAFF,
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918.


Further Information

Name Links
 
HAROLD P. JENKIN CWGC record ... Biographical information
JOSEPH S. WILKINS CWGC record ... Biographical information


 
 

 
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