War Memorial - West Littleton, Gloucestershire

The Memorial is a marble plaque on the inside of the south wall of the Church of St. James, West Littleton.

The inscription reads as follows:-

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY
OF
WILLIAM STRANGE
LANCE CORPORAL GRENADIER GUARDS
KILLED IN ACTION AT LOOS, OCTOBER 17th 1915
ALSO OF THOMAS WILLIAM MATHLIN
PRIVATE, ROYAL AIR FORCE
DIED OCTOBER 31st 1918
BOTH OF THIS PARISH

THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED AS A THANK OFFERING
FOR HIS SAFE RETURN BY THE PARENTS OF
STANLEY GEORGE BLAKE M.C
CHEVALIER LEGION D'HONNEUR
MAJOR 1st DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT

Some notes on the Memorial Inscriptions

Lance Corporal William Robert Strange served in the 4^th Bn. Grenadier Guards and died on Sunday 17^th October 1915 aged 21 yrs. He has no known grave but is commemorated on the LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. He was the son of Alfred Henry and Augusta Mary Strange of West Littleton.

Private 2nd Class Thomas William Mathlin served in the Royal Air Force and died on Thursday 31^st October 1918 aged 43 yrs. He is buried in WEST LITTLETON (ST JAMES) CHURCHYARD. He was the husband of E D Mathlin of West Littleton.

[This information was kindly contributed by George H. Hall on 15 Feb 2001. The sources for his notes were Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register, and Parish Burial Records]