Wethersfield & Blackmore End War Memorial Tablets

In 2010 a small group of people investigated the names of those on the War Memorial at Blackmore at researched those who had village connections but were not included.  One of the immediate challenges was not only to investigate spelling variants of Blackmore but also to differentiate between those who had fallen in Blackmore End, near Wethersfield, also in Essex. 

We were supplied with information by Richard and Pam Wenley who held the Wethersfield archives.

“This is the list of Wethersfield and Blackmore End men who fell in the Great War:

Pte W H Bowtle  Bedfordshire Regt

Cpl B Daines  Grenadier Guards

Cpl S Daines  M.G.C.

Pte H Fewell  Essex Regiment

Pte W Fitch  Royal Fusiliers

Brig Gen C W E Gordon  Black Watch

Pte S Gunn  South Staffs Regt

L/Cpl A Hume  M.G.C.

Cpl P Lawrence M.G.C.

Pte S Lawrence  The Buffs

Capt P E G Marsh MC  R.A.F.

Sgt T B Newman  Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Pte A Passfield  Essex Regiment

Pte D Reynolds  Royal Fusiliers

Tpr R C Ridgewell  Essex Yeomanry

Tpr J S Rust  Essex Yeomanry

Pte J Rust  Northants Regiment

Pte C F Stockbridge  London Regiment

Pte A Tarbun  M.G.C.

Pte H R Thorogood  Essex Regiment

“This list appears with a note from the British Legion which states "Unusually identical memorials were placed in both churches.  In the 1980's the church at Blackmore End was declared redundant and the memorial was moved to the outside wall of the Village Hall. Both memorials contained the same names.

 “I am sending a photo of the memorial in Wethersfield Church, but as it may not be too clear I have listed the names above.”