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Location
In Bembridge School, (now part of Ryde School), Hillway, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, PO35 5PG IWM War Memorials Archive Record The Memorials are not recorded by the War Memorials Archive. English Heritage Listing Status The Chapel at Bembridge School is Listed Grade II. The Memorial plaque is sited on the Chapel exterior wall, and is therefore covered by the Listing. Description A stone plaque (approx 30" x 24") naming Old Boys of Bembridge School who died in World War II. Within the Chapel is a wooden board listing the names of 26 Old Boys who died. The List is slightly different from the exterior plaque which has 29 names. The sculpture of St George and the Dragon which is situated above the main doors of the Chapel also forms part of the Memorial. The present day Remembrance Services at Ryde School also name two other Old Boys who are not listed on either plaque. Many thanks to the staff of Ryde School for providing full names of those who died, and access to the School and Chapel to record the Memorials. |
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Memorial
Bembridge School Chapel 
Bembridge School Chapel - War Memorial (1) 
Bembridge School Chapel - St George and the Dragon 
Bembridge School Chapel - War Memorial (2) |
Inscription
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE OLD BOYS OF THE SCHOOL WHO DIED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR THAT FREEDOM MIGHT LIVE (names as given below) THE STATUE OF ST GEORGE WAS ERECTED TO THEIR MEMORY THIS TABLET WAS PLACED HERE BY THE OLD BEMBRIDGIANS ASSOCIATION Further Information Names as recorded
In grateful memory of the Old Boys of the School who died in the second world war that freedom might live (names as given below) Further Information Names as recorded
Also attended Bembridge School, but not originally named on memorials : William Henry Hotchkiss (Harry), was a pupil at Bembridge School, Isle of Wight 1933-1938. He is not mentioned on the School War Memorial. He joined the crew of HMS "Prince of Wales" and sailed with Churchill aboard, to meet Roosevelt for the signing of the Atlantic Charter. He was sadly lost on the "Prince of Wales" during action, code name Force Z on its way to Singapore after it was sunk by a Japanese aerial attack 10th December 1941 off Kuantan in Malaya. Electrical Artificer C/MXZ 76240, William Henry Hotchkiss is recorded on panel 48/3 of the Chatham Naval Memorial and in the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Farningham, Kent. CWGC record ... Jonathan James McKinlay, born in Hanover on 7 November 1977, was a pupil at Bembridge School. Serving as L/Cpl 25048995 J J McKinlay, The Rifles, he was killed in action in Afghanistan on 14 September 2011. He is buried at Tidworth Military Cemetery. His name is inscribed at the Armed Force Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum. An additional plaque has been installed at the Chapel naming him :
IN MEMORY OF THOSE LOST
IN OTHER CAMPAIGNS JONATHAN MCKINLAY AFGHANISTAN 2011 For a photo of the plaque see the Traces of War website entry For his Ministry of Defence biography, see MoD Biography |
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Page updated 6 Sep 2017 (added plaque to J McKinlay)