| Name | CWGC links |
Other information |
| E W ALLEN |
CWGC record ... |
| F L ALLEN |
CWGC record ... |
| W C ALLEN |
CWGC record ... not found |
| G R ANGELL |
CWGC record ... |
| C ARNOLD |
CWGC record ... |
| J ASH |
CWGC record ... |
| E A AYRES |
CWGC record ... |
| A R BAILEY |
CWGC record ...
| Buried at Northwood Cemetery (Cowes) |
| J H BARRETT |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave at Whippingham Churchyard |
| H G BARTLETT |
CWGC record ... |
| W H BARTLETT |
CWGC record ... |
| J R BARTON |
CWGC record ... |
| F BAX |
CWGC record ... |
| W J BEST |
CWGC record ... |
| R M BILK |
CWGC record ... |
| S H BISHOP |
CWGC record ... not found |
| G G BOWER |
CWGC record ... |
| H E A BROWN |
CWGC record ... |
| F BURRIDGE |
CWGC record ... not found |
| G H BULL |
CWGC record ... |
| E C CARPENTER |
CWGC record ... |
| H T CARTER |
CWGC record ... |
| E H CAWS |
CWGC record ... |
| W G CAWS |
CWGC record ... |
| W CHAPMAN |
CWGC record ... |
| H COLE |
CWGC record ... |
| G COLTAR |
CWGC record ... |
Circumstances of death - Loss of ss Whitgift |
| C E COOPER |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical Information |
| F C COOPER |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery |
| L E COTTER |
CWGC record ... |
| H K DAMANT |
CWGC record ... |
| W DANIEL |
CWGC record ... |
| S DAVENPORT |
CWGC record ... |
| A C DAY |
CWGC record ... |
| E E DIMMICK |
CWGC record ... |
| E F DRAPER |
CWGC record ... |
| W DRAPER |
CWGC record ... |
| E DUFF |
CWGC record ... |
| R DYCER |
Probable CWGC record ... |
| H A EVANS |
CWGC record ... |
| W C FERRIS |
CWGC record ... |
| M A FIELD |
CWGC record ... |
| W J FINCH |
CWGC record ... |
| H J FRANCIS |
CWGC record ... |
| D A FRENCH |
CWGC record ... |
| A J FROUD |
CWGC record ... |
| E H FULLER |
CWGC record ... |
| C W GIBBENS |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical Information |
| W GLADDIS |
CWGC record ... |
| C H GUSTAR |
CWGC record ... |
| E J HAGEN |
CWGC record ... |
| J C HARDING |
CWGC record ... |
| F HARRIS |
CWGC record ... |
| H HARVEY |
CWGC record ... |
| W C HAWKINS |
CWGC record ... |
| C HAYTER |
CWGC record ... |
| S C HENDEY |
CWGC record ... |
| W H HENDEY |
CWGC record ... |
| H A HOBBS |
CWGC record ... |
| E HESKETH |
CWGC record ... |
New Zealand Online Cenotaph record ... |
| A HILL |
CWGC record ... |
| H HODGES |
CWGC record ... |
| P E HOLDEN |
CWGC record ... |
| W W HOLMES |
CWGC record ... |
| G HUNT |
Possible CWGC record ... |
| P HUNT |
CWGC record ... |
| A J HURST |
CWGC record ... |
| S T IVORY |
no CWGC record |
Biography and details of death |
| E W JACKMAN |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery (Cowes) |
| G H JACKSON |
CWGC record ... |
| W JOLLIFFE |
CWGC record ... |
| T JONES |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information |
| F A KEMP |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information |
| W G KITTLE |
CWGC record ... |
| B A LASHMAR |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information |
| C P LEE |
CWGC record ... |
| F LEE |
CWGC record ... |
| G H LEE |
CWGC record ... not found |
| F J LEFTWICH |
CWGC record ... |
| H E LONG |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery (Cowes) |
| A H MALTBY |
CWGC record ... |
| H J MARTIN |
CWGC record ... |
| B G McGAHEY |
CWGC record ... |
| J MEEK |
CWGC record ... |
| F C MILES |
CWGC record ... |
| A W MOORE |
CWGC record ... |
The IW County Press reports of his death give his name as Willett Moores
More details of the incident : loss of HMY Aries |
| W MOORE |
CWGC record ... |
| H MOTH |
CWGC record ... |
Drowned in the loss of HMY Aries |
| W H MOTH |
CWGC record ... |
| J MULCOCK |
CWGC record ... |
| J H V MUMFORD |
CWGC record ... |
| H A NOBBS |
Possible CWGC record ... |
| G R NOYCE |
No CWGC record |
George Ruffin Noyce, Asst-Eng. R.N.R. lost at sea in 1916
Biographical information |
| S OSBORNE |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery |
| V OSBORNE |
CWGC record ... |
| P C PEACH |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery (Cowes) |
| J PATTERSON |
CWGC record ... |
| C PHILLIPS |
Possible CWGC record ... |
| W POTTER |
CWGC record ... |
| G T POWELL |
CWGC record ... |
| C R RANKIN |
CWGC record ... |
| C RATSEY |
CWGC record ... |
) |
| D W RATSEY |
CWGC record ... |
) Ratsey Brothers memorial at St Mary's Church
) Biographical information |
| S G RATSEY |
CWGC record ... |
) |
| H READ |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| H V REYNOLDS |
CWGC record ... |
| F A RICHARDSON |
CWGC record ...
A F Richardson |
Richardson Brothers memorial at St Mary's Church |
| A V RIDGLEY |
CWGC record ... |
| P ROBERTS |
CWGC record ... not found |
| A A RUSSELL |
CWGC record ... |
| W E RYALL |
No CWGC record |
| A W G SALISBURY |
CWGC record ... |
| F SIVIER |
CWGC record ... |
| W SIVIER |
Probable CWGC record ... |
| A F SLADE |
CWGC record ... |
| R A SMITH |
CWGC record ... |
| D SPARKS |
CWGC record ... |
| J H SPRAGG |
CWGC record ... |
| J W E STALLARD |
CWGC record ... |
| H STEAGER |
CWGC record ... |
| J A STEPHEN |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| A STEPHENS |
CWGC record ... |
| J C STEVENSON |
CWGC record ... |
| A S H STEVENSON |
No CWGC record. |
An In Memoriam notice in the Isle of Wight County Press of 10 Nov 1917 shows Angus Sinclair Stevenson, son of A and E Stevenson, drowned at sea 7 Nov 1916.
He was the brother of J C Stevenson (see above) |
| G W STONE |
CWGC record ... |
| D STREET |
CWGC record ... |
| P J TAYLOR |
CWGC record ... |
| W F TAYLOR |
CWGC record ... |
| R W THOMPSON |
CWGC record ... |
| O TREVETT |
CWGC record ... |
| G H TYLER |
CWGC record ... |
| D H WADHAM |
CWGC record ... |
| W WAITE |
CWGC record ... |
| A WALLACE |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery (Cowes) |
| L C WARDER |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family headstone at Yarmouth St James' Cemetery |
| G H WARNE |
CWGC record ... |
| V G WATTS |
CWGC record ... |
| G A WAY |
CWGC record ... |
| H WEBSTER |
CWGC record ... |
Father of PO Charles Henry Webster, R.N., killed in action H.M.S. Daring 18 Feb 1940 |
| O WESTBROOK |
CWGC record ... |
Westbrook memorial at St Mary's Church |
| T WESTLAKE |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Brixham St Mary's Churchyard, Devon |
| A WESTHORPE |
CWGC record ... |
| C F WHITTICOM |
CWGC record ... |
| B WILSON |
CWGC record ... |
| C E WILKINS |
CWGC record ... |
Additional inscription on family grave at Whippingham Churchyard |
| G T WINSER |
CWGC record ... |
| W R WOODLAND |
CWGC record ... |
|
| Notes on those names added to the WW I roll (in Italics): |
|
| Wallace George Caws |
CWGC record ... |
The Isle of Wight County Press Death notice of 10 Nov 1917 states :
"Wallace George (Wally) Caws, aged 31, who was killed at sea while doing his duty on October 9th, 1917 (son of Mr W G Caws, HM Customs,
West Hartlepool), late of Cowes, who will ever be loved and remembered by his cousin (Hartley)." Served in the Mercantile Marine as Third Engineer, SS Peshawur.
W G Caws snr was born in St Helens, Isle of Wight; W G Caws jnr was born in Jersey. The family were in Cowes in 1890 when a daughter,
Dorothy, was born. Dorothy Caws was killed on 16 Dec 1914 in the shelling of Hartlepool by enemy action. |
| Frederick Charles Cooper |
CWGC record ... |
CWGC record gives : Brother of W. M. Cooper, of 3, Queen's Rd., Twickenham, Middx. Native of Cowes, Isle of Wight. SDGW gives : Born in Bury St Edmunds, enlisted in Wandsworth, London. |
| Samuel Davenport |
CWGC record ... |
Husband of Ellen L. Davenport, of 3, Shaldon Villas, Fellows Rd., Cowes, Isle of Wight. IWCP Death notice gives residence as Newport.
Originally from Collycroft, Warwickshire, enlisted at Nuneaton, and presumed based on the Isle of Wight with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
| Ernest Frederick Draper |
CWGC record ... |
Formerly of Cowes, resident of Southampton, was drowned in the
loss of HMY Aries |
| William Cecil Ferris |
CWGC record ... |
CWGC record gives : Son of Marshall Cleaton Ferris and Susan Ferris, of 15, Park Rd., Cowes, Isle of Wight. SDGW gives : Born in Exeter. |
| M A Field |
CWGC record ... |
His widow B R Barham (formerly Field) is shown as living in Cowes |
| Arthur Hill |
CWGC record ... |
Son of John and Ann Hill; husband of Maude P. Hill, of "Eskbank," Belle Vue Rd., Cowes, Isle of Wight. Born at Brixton, London. His name appears on the 1/5th Hants Howitzers
memorials at Freshwater and Newport |
| Philip Ernest Holden |
CWGC record ... |
Son of Mrs. Solly Holden, of Retreat Villa, Margate, England; husband of Lily Madeline Holden, of 102, rue Balard, Paris, France.
IWCP Death notice (21 April 1917) gives Mrs Holden's place of residence as Cowes, and her maiden name as Horwill. It also states that he served with
the French Foreign Legion.
Originally from Margate in Kent, enlisted at Le Havre, France, and presumed based on the Isle of Wight with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
| Mabel Lockhart |
CWGC record ... |
Daughter of Charles and Sarah Jane Lockhart. Born at Broadlands, Barton, Newport (registered in Cowes sub-district), 1886. The family moved to Eastney sometime bewtween 1901 and 1911.
Served in WRNS as a Chief Section Leader (Clerk) at the R.M. H.Q. in Eastney, and died of disease in 1918. |
| William Ernest Ryall |
No CWGC record |
Served with the Grenadier Guards, and was invalided out following gas wounding. Died in 1923 as a result of this, and was buried in Northwood Cemetery on 20 March 1923. |
| Reginald Arthur Smith |
CWGC record ... |
CWGC record gives : Son of Fred and Minnie Smith, of 10, Lower Pelham Rd., Cowes, Isle of Wight. SDGW gives : Born in Wivenhoe, Norfolk. |
| Horace Steager |
CWGC record ... |
His name appears on the County War memorial. The IW County Press Casualty list of 18 Sep 1915 gives him as Sapper Horace Steager,
RE (Cowes) but Soldiers Died in the Great War gives his Residence as Wellington, Somerset |
| James Anderson Stephen |
CWGC record ... |
CWGC gives : Husband of D. M. Stephen, of "St. Elmo," Beckford Rd., Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
| George William Stone |
CWGC record ... |
IW County Press Death notice of 12 May 1917 gives Pte G W Stone, 3rd South African Infantry, of Park Road, Cowes and of Kenilworth, South Africa,
died 23 April [1917] aged 40. CWGC record gives him as the husband of Emily Anne Moir (formerly Stone, nee Bennett), of Yule Lodge, Grant Avenue, Norwood, Johannesburg. |
| William Frederick Taylor |
CWGC record ... |
CWGC record gives : Son of William and Marian Taylor, of "Harrow," Stephenson Rd., Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Buried at : Perth (China Wall) Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium.
|
| George Thomas Winser |
CWGC record ... |
IW County Press Funeral notice of 28 Nov 1914 gives Driver Winser of the 9th RFA. See Biographical details |
|
| Others not listed, with some connection to Cowes : |
|
| W H Bailey |
CWGC record ...
Harold Bailey |
Listed in the IW County Press report of the original Memorial dedication, but it is not clear whether his name appeared on the Memorial panels. Born in Shawford, Hampshire, he enlisted in Cowes. He died on 31 July 1917. |
| Alfred Henry Beere |
CWGC record ... |
Died 31 May 1916. Son of the late George and Anne Beere. Born at Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
| William George Burge |
CWGC record ... |
Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London
Son of the late Stephen and Jessie Burge; husband of Mary Ann Burge (née Edwards), of 36, Wingate Rd., Aigburth, Liverpool. Born at Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
| Raymond Charvet |
|
Captain, French Army. Married Olive Mary Atkey, on 16 August 1899, at Holy Trinity Church, Cowes. Two sons born in Cowes. Killed in action in 1914. |
| Harry Bernard John Floyd |
CWGC record ... |
Rifleman, 1/8th Hampshire Regiment, born in Cowes in 1895 to Harry and Annie Floyd. Died 19th April 1917, Palestine. |
| Joseph Alfred House |
CWGC record ... |
Engineer Lieutenant, R.N. Died 3 Sep 1919 in the Gulf of Finland when H.M.S. Verulam struck a mine.
Son of Mr J House of Cowes. Mentioned in the report of the HMS Bulwark loss as a brother-in-law of one of those killed in that disaster. |
|
| World War II (74 names) |
|
| G J ADAMS |
CWGC record ... |
Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London |
| R W ANDREWS |
CWGC record ... |
| W J ARNELL |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| J H J BAILEY |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| I BROWNE |
CWGC record ... |
| T J CHIVERS |
CWGC record ... |
| L O CLARK |
CWGC record ... |
| C J R COOK |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| F G COOPER |
CWGC record ... |
| L CORKE |
CWGC record ... |
| G A COXHEAD |
CWGC record ... |
| L H CROAD |
CWGC record ... |
| H F DAWKINS |
CWGC record ... |
| S R DAWSON |
CWGC record ... |
H.M.S. Royal Oak sinking |
| F A DAY |
CWGC record ... |
| G C DENHAM |
CWGC record ... |
| P DI MARCO |
CWGC record ... |
See also :40 RM Commando Memorial, Shanklin Chine |
| H H DIMMICK |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| J A G DIXON |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information
See also : East Cowes War Memorial |
| G R J DOWNER |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| H S FIANDER |
CWGC record ... |
| G C GALLOP |
CWGC record ... |
| R J GERRETT |
CWGC record ... |
Memorial panel at Holy Trinity Church, Cowes |
| J L GREENING |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information |
| W E J HAMMERSLEY |
No CWGC record |
Died 11 Jan 1940 while in service with Trinity House.
See Loss of launch to THV Vestal |
| J W HARLEY |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| A W HITCHES |
CWGC record ... |
| G C E HODGES |
CWGC record ... |
| W HULL |
CWGC record ... |
| E H HUMBER |
CWGC record ... |
See also : Brading War Memorial |
| I M INGRAM (MISS) |
CWGC record ... |
| E P IVORY |
CWGC record ... |
See also : St Thomas RC Church War Memorial |
| T D JACOBS |
CWGC record ... |
| W E JONES |
CWGC record ... |
See also : East Cowes War Memorial |
| G T KETTLE |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| R W G LOCK |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| W J LONG |
No CWGC record |
Trinity House service, died 26 March 1940 in the loss of the launch to THV Satellite, off Cowes harbour. |
| W LYNCH |
CWGC record ... |
| H P McBRIDE |
CWGC record ... |
| J S McBRIDE |
CWGC record ... |
Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London |
| D C McFARLANE |
CWGC record ... |
| P J E MADDOX |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| C K MORGAN |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information |
| M S G MUMFORD |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| M A MYRAM |
CWGC record ... |
See also : Inscription on family headstone East Cowes Cemetery |
| W R PADDOCK |
CWGC record ... |
Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London |
| B J PATTERSON |
CWGC record ... |
| M S PHILLIPS |
CWGC record ... |
| R H PIDGEON |
CWGC record ... |
| F R PINDER |
CWGC record ... |
| C E RASHLEY |
CWGC record ... |
Biographical information |
| H H RICHARDSON |
CWGC record ... |
| D B E RUSSELL |
CWGC record ... |
| J A RYAN |
CWGC record ... |
See also : Inscription on family grave at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| A G SALTER |
CWGC record ... |
Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London |
| A C SAMUEL |
CWGC record ... |
See also : St Thomas RC Church War Memorial |
| N A SAUNDERS |
CWGC record ... |
| W A SCOTT |
CWGC record ... |
| W E SIBBICK |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| H K B STEWART |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes
See also : Newport County Secondary School War Memorial
|
| A H TAYLOR |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes
See also : Newport County Secondary School War Memorial
Additional inscription on his parents' headstone in Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| L M R THYER |
CWGC record ... |
| I B B TOWER |
CWGC record ... |
| J C R TOWER |
CWGC record ... |
| B S H WADHAM |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| A G WALLACE |
CWGC record ... |
| E L WARD |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| C H WEBSTER |
CWGC record ... |
Son of Pte Harry Webster, R.M.L.I, killed in action H.M.S. Bulwark 26 Nov 1914.
Biographical information |
| J E H WELLS |
CWGC record ... |
See also : St Thomas RC Church War Memorial |
| J F WHAPSHOTT |
CWGC record ... not found |
James Frederick Wapshott, of the ARP service, who died 22 June 1941 and who is buried in Northwood Cemetery. Following the clearance of bomb damage in the Cemetery, he contracted
meningococcal pneumonia.
|
| H P WILLIAMS |
CWGC record ... |
| R J WYATT |
CWGC record ... |
Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London
Wyatt brothers Memorial at St Mary's Church, Cowes |
| R W WYATT |
No CWGC record |
Died 11 Jan 1940 while in service with Trinity House.
See Loss of launch to THV Vestal
Wyatt brothers Memorial at St Mary's Church, Cowes |
|
| Others not listed, with some connection to Cowes : |
|
| R C Bax |
CWGC record ... |
Buried at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes |
| J Briggs |
No CWGC record |
Died 11 Jan 1940 while in service with Trinity House.
See Loss of launch to THV Vestal
See also : St Thomas RC Church War Memorial |
| Dorothy Caws |
No CWGC record |
Daughter of Wallace George Caws and Lucy Ann Caws, (née Cooper), Died, aged 25, in the
shelling of Hartlepool by German cruisers on 16 Dc 1914. (Isle of Wight County Press, 19 Dec 1914) |
| L E Cotter |
CWGC record ...
New Zealand Online Cenotaph record ... |
Sergeant, New Zealand Artillery. Born Cowes 1906. Son of Leonard Edmund Cotter (who died in WW I and is also named on the Memorial)
and Margaret Eleanor Cotter, of Cowes. |
| J S Farr |
CWGC record ... |
Buried in Ranville Cemetery , Normandy |
| D Lyon |
CWGC record ... |
Gunner, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force, Husband of A J Lyon of Cowes. |
| Mabel Mary Moth |
CWGC record ... |
Civilian, of 17 Wickham Street, Portsmouth. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Collins, of Cowes, Isle of Wight; widow of C. A. Moth. Died at the Bedford in Chase, The Hard. |
| E O'Sullivan |
Possible CWGC record ... |
See also : St Thomas RC Church War Memorial |
| G R Olsen |
CWGC record ... |
Buried in Overloon War Cemetery
(photo of headstone on Flickr) |
| W J Parsons |
CWGC record ... |
Son of Alfred S. and Rabina Parsons; husband of E. M. Parsons, of Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
| W Sheehan |
Possible CWGC record ... |
See also : St Thomas RC Church War Memorial |
| John Basil Shipman |
CWGC record ... |
Son of Cecil Edwin and Lily Shipman; husband of Eileen Beryl Shipman, of Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Biographical Information |
| H J L Stevens |
CWGC record ... |
Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London |
| W C Thomas |
CWGC record ... |
Son of Mrs M.F. Pugsley (formerly Thomas) of Cowes, Isle of Wight, and the late Mr. E. Thomas, of Sarn, Glamorgan. |
