"WESTON COLVILLE ROLL OF HONOUR"

To the eternal memory of the men of WESTON COLVILLE who died in the service of their country
Nineteen in the Great War of 1914-1918 and one in 1939-45

Inside St.Mary's church, Weston Colville is a wall mounted roll of honour. A stone plaque topped with a depiction of what appears to be the castle that forms part of the Cambridgeshires regimental badge. The dedication reads:- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 Then are inscribed in blackened uppercase letters the Rank, Forename Initial Surname battalion and regiment of the men in what appears to be random order, as under PTE REGINALD TAYLOR1ST BEDFORD REGT. "GEORGE H. CHAPMAN2ND ESSEX REGT. "FRANK HEATHEAST SURREY REGT. "HUGH HEATHSUFFOLK REGT. CAPTOLIVER E. WORMALD5TH SUFFOLK REGT. PTEELFRIC CHAPMAN2ND ESSEX REGT. "ALBERT TAYLOR5TH SUFFOLK REGT. "FREDERICK POTTER7TH SUFFOLK REGT. "CLIFFORD G. MARSH13TH LONDON REGT. LCPLMORTON A. BOWYER9TH LONDON REGT. PTECHARLES HEATH2ND ESSEX REGT. "HARRY E. PURKISSEAST KENT REGT. "HARRY OSBORNE1ST IRISH GUARDS "SETH TAYLOR8TH EAST SURREY REGT. "GEORGE F. DEAN4TH BEDFORD REGT. "GEORGE WATTS9TH EAST SURREY REGT. "JAMES POTTER7TH WEST YORKS REGT. Beneath the list of names is the dedication: "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE". Just below the frame of the plaque is a small tablet inscribed AND IN THE WAR 1939-1945 REGINALD GEORGE TAYLOR 2ND CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGT Two of the men, George WATTS and Oliver WORMALD are buried in the Churchyard of St Mary's, Weston Colville. Within the church is a badly faded roll of honour listing the 84 men who served. The Church of St.Mary, Weston Colville go BACK to Weston Colville home page They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We will remember them.