Nuneaton &
North Warwickshire
Family History Society
The friendly family history society for all of North Warwickshire
The friendly family history society for all of North Warwickshire
The memorial in Amington commemorates men who died in both World Wars. The inscription reads as follows:
To the Glory of God and in Gratitude for the Remembrance
of the Lives and Example of the Men of Amington
Who Gave Their Lives in the Great War 1914 – 1918
Ten men died in WWII and the iscription reads:
Their Name Liveth for Evermore
Wherever possible, war memorials, remembrance plaques and other commemorations have been recorded and listed by NNWFHS volunteers.
Each memorial of whatever kind is listed separately.
The list below is a compilation of ALL such memorials in the NNWFHS area. It is in alphabetical order of the places.
Needs the mega-Excel sheet!
The following men gave their lives during the First World War. They were either born, lived or worked in the Nuneaton and North Warwickshire area covered by NNWFHS but they do not seem to be listed on any of the war memorials, plaques etc in our area. Nor can they be found in the CWGC graves in our area that have so far been transcribed.
If you can help us track down any of these men, please do get in touch with us.
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.
Needs Excel sheet
The Wilnecote cemetery is situated on Watling Street. It includes some CWGC graves; there is one for Walter John CRADDOCK whose name is NOT inscribed on the memorial.
The inscription reads:
Who gave their lives for freedom and honour in the Great War 1914-1918
Needs photo and Excel sheet
The Willey war memorial consists of a wooden tablet in St Leonard’s Church, Willey recording the names of the three men who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914 – 1918.
Another eighteen men who served during the war are also remembered. The inscription reads as follows:
For King and Country
The Great War 1914-1918
Needs photo and Excel sheet
Within the church is a plaque naming those who fell in WWI and among them are the three sons of Geoffrey J Shakerley who lived at the castle around 1912 until his death in 1915.
The inscription reads as follows:
To the Glory of God and in Honoured and
Grateful memory of the men of this Parish who
gave their lives for their Country
in the Great War. 1914-18
Needs photo and Excel sheet
A memorial clock was erected by the people of Warton in memory of the five men who lost their lives in WWI. The inscription reads as follows:
To the Glory of God
and in Memory of the Men
who Fell in the Great War
1914 – 1918
This Clock Has Been Erected
By the Inhabitants of Warton
1921
Two men who died in WWII are also remembered. The inscription reads as follows:
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends St John XV 13.
Needs photo and Excel sheet
The old Stockingford Council School is now the Stockingford Primary School and the memorial inside the school commemorates teachers and pupils who died. The inscription reads as follows:
Stockingford Council School
Teachers and Old Scholars
Who Lost Their Lives in the
Great War. 1914 to 1918
The memorial was erected in 1920 and the dedication plaque reads:
In Honoured Memory
And Grateful Recognition
Erected by the Teachers and
Past and Present Scholars
March 1920
J Axson, Headmaster
Needs photo and Excel sheet
Many men from Stockingford died in WWI. The war memorial lists those who gave their lives in both World Wars.
There are also four men who died in WWI and are buried in family graves in the churchyard.
Needs photos and Excel sheet
There were four men from Shuttington who died in WWI and one who died in WWII. The inscription for WWI reads as follows:
To the Glory of God
and in Constant Remembrance
of the Men of this Parish Who Fell
in the Great War 1914-1918
There is also a Roll of Honour of those who served in WWI and two men who died in WWII. The inscription reads as follows:
Members of the Shuttington and Alvecote Social Club Who Gave Their Lives for
Their Country in the World War from 1939 to 1945
Needs photos and Excel sheet