Yate - St Mary's Church Lych Gate
There are two memorial plaques mounted in the lych gate to the church. Colonel Burges of Ridge House, with the Rector of St. Mary’s Church, James Madden Ford unveiled St. Mary’s memorial lych gate on 2nd January 1921 in memory of those who fought and died during the Frist World War.
The names of those who fought and died in the Second World War were added later.
With thanks to Yate and District Heritage Centre for this information.
Name | Born | Died | Regiment |
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Fletcher Herbert John | 1897 | 25/04/1918 | Gloucestershire Regiment |
Francis Stephen | 1898 | 13/10/1915 | Gloucestershire Regiment |
Hale Herbert Edward John | 1917 | 11/03/1943 | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Hall Walter Joseph | 17/02/1874 | 16/12/1917 | Mercantile Marine |
Higgs Herbert William | 1891 | 03/03/1917 | Royal Fusiliers |
Hill Richard Alexander Gathorne | 24/05/1897 | 12/08/1918 | Royal Naval Air Service (R.N.A.S.) |
Iles John Richard | 1899 | 05/09/1918 | Essex Regiment |
Marklove Herbert John | 1898 | 13/11/1918 | Gloucestershire Regiment |
Matthews William | 18/08/1916 | Somerset Light Infantry | |
Minett William Victor | 1897 | 20/09/1917 | Hampshire Regiment |
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