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Location
St Thomas Square, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SG. IWM War Memorials Archive Record Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 21809 English Heritage Listing Status The War Memorial is not Listed. Isle of Wight Council Local Listing Status The War Memorial has been included in the list of structures of Local importance held by the Isle of Wight Council (June 2008). Description A Portland stone Celtic cross, 28 ft high, and 12 ft square at the base. Designed by Alderman J C Millgate, JP. Constructed by the Bath and Portland Stone Firms, Ltd. The bronze panels bearing the inscriptions and names were cast and worked by Messrs J S Singer & Sons Ltd, Frome, Somerset. Memorial was erected by Messrs T and E W Jenkins of Newport, with assistance from Messrs J Samuel White and Co Ltd, of Cowes. The Memorial was paid for by public subscription, some 1500 people contributing a total of £1562 10s 8d. A surplus of £450 from the fund was used to purchase the Newport Blue School as the Newport War Memorial Nursing Home. The Memorial was unveiled and dedicated at a ceremony on 16th September 1922, with HRH Princess Beatrice, the Royal Governor of the Isle of Wight, performing the unveiling, and the Vicar of Newport (the Rev C H Thompson), conducting the dedication service. The World War II names were added in 2000 following a campaign by Mr Jim Long of the Royal British Legion. Further names have been added subsequently. |
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Memorial
Memorial panel in 2000 
Memorial panel in 2006 |
Inscription
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1914 1918 THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF NEWPORT TO COMMEMORATE THE NAMES OF HER GALLANT SONS WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE ----- "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" ----- ALSO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE 1939-1945 WAR AND THE GRATEFUL THANKS OF THOSE WHO RETURNED Further Information Return to Panel index World War II Panel 3 : STRATEN to WRAY WOOD, plus additional names. Inevitably some names were omitted from the memorial when the WW II panels were added. Those added after 2000 are J. LUCAS, A. COTTON, E. TAIT, E. HAYWARD, B. ELDRIDGE and R. ELDRIDGE. A WESTMORE should read W F J WESTMORE, while R TWOMEY and W TWOMEY may refer to the same man (Wilfred Roy Twomey). Others associated with Newport, who also served and died include :
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