War Memorial - Newport, Isle of Wight, England

This tablet is placed in the Council Chamber by the Mayor, Alderman & Burgesses of the Borough of Newport in the Isle of Wight, to permanently record the names of those Island Men, who nobly for their Country's cause, volunteered & served at the above War, in South Africa.

G. B. Purkis, Mayor 1901

41st Company Imp. Yeomanry		5th V. B. Hants Regt.
Allen, G. B. Bertram, H. C. Bush, N. T. Barrow, G. Balchin, A. Black, A. E. Blackmore, H. S. Blew, A. Baines, H. Cheverton, R. B. Denham, E. G. Drake, A. Dredge, S. Dyer, W. H. Fenn, L. Goater, E. Grant, B. Halstead, F. Hacket, A. L. H. Hampton, W. G. Hillier, H. Humphreys, H. G. Kenan, W. H. Kennedy, H. J. Kervitt, A. S. Laine, F. J. Layton, E. C. M. Lockhart, G. A. Love, S. J. Mearman, R. B. Mursell, H. Marvin, R. C. Mew, F. Mew, G. Milligan, F. W. Morgan, A. Packer, W. S. A. Pike, J. Reeves, G. H. Richards, A. R. Roach, F. O. B. Russell, E. J. Seely, J. E. B. St. Aubyn, B. M. Smith, H. Spary, C. J. W. Tucker, D. Walker, C. H. Whitfield, W. Yelf, F.	Trooper Sergeant Corporal Trooper Trooper (Died of Enteric) Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Bugler Trooper Trooper (Killed in Action) Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Lieutenant Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper (Killed by Boers) Trooper ??? Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Corporal Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Captain Corporal Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper	Arnell, A. W. Attrill, W. Caws, E. Chiverton, J. Cooper, F. C. Fabian, A. G. Hawkins, E. V. Kingswell, G. N. Kelson, C. E. King, H. A. Love, H. Matthews, A. Moore, W. Mew, O. F. Osborne, M. J. Odell, F. Poole, C. A. Peach, F. Seymour, J. H. Weeks, W. E. Woodford, G. B. Webb, G. H. White, E. Tilley, A. W.	Sergeant Lance Corporal ? ? ? Corporal Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Corporal Lance Corporal Sergeant Sergeant Lance Corporal Lance Corporal Lance Corporal Lance Corporal
		St. John Ambulance Brigade
		Brett, G. Barter, G. Colenutt, H. G. Feltham, H. Hobbs, A. G. Harding, E. Lane, E. W. Leach, F. Morris, F. J. Sanderson, G. Taber, W. Whittington, A.
		50th Coy. Hants Imp. Yeo.
		Lever, J. A. Primmer, W. Redstone, F. C. Trevanion, A. H.	Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper

Others
Brown, W. H. Barton, P. Brook, W. B. Brown, T. H. Chambers, H. L. W. Fletcher, H. Fairall, C. A. G. Griffiths, E. Heygate, Rph. Huck, W. H. Hewitt, A. S. Rutland, H. D. R. Richardson, G. T. Ring, C. A. E. Nicholson, H. Newman, W.	Corporal Private Trooper Trooper Trooper Sapper Corporal Private Private Trooper Trooper Sergeant Trooper Lieutenant Trooper	NFB Union Ambulance Corps Queensland Mtd. R. V. City Imp. Volunteers S. African Rifles Scott's Mtd. Ry. Guards 70th Coy. 1st Btn. Imp. Yeo. 24th Middlesex P. O. Volunteers Warren's Mtd. Inf. & S. A. Light Horse Hendersons Corps of Guides Matabele Defence Force East Kent Yeomanry Cape Mtd. Rifles 1st Middlesex Volunteers 50th Coy. Hants Imp. Yeo. 2nd V. B. Hants Reg. 50th & 116th Coy. Hants Imp. Yeo.	(earned D. C. O) (now Lieutenant) (Died of Enteric)
Other Forces
Ash, S. Arbutt, W. Bond, S. Clarke, C. M. Cotton, L. Crumley Denness, A. Davis, R. A. Fallick, B. A. Gould, B. P. Harvey, C. A. Hill, C. P. Hopping, D. McKay Joliffe, J. Y. Jackman, A. N. Laine, E. L. Laine, H. E. Langton, S. McLeod, R. M.? Moorman, R. Maggs, C. E. Milroy, E. Mabey, J. Morris, A. J. Nicholson, H. Nockolds, S. Orchard, C. Rutherford, R. Rowson, C. W. Stainer, G. C. Scadding, G. Snow, F. Upward, F. Weeks, J. W. F. Watts, F. T. F. Watts, G. Wiltshire, A. O. West, A. Golden, L. Grant, R. P. Hardy, A. J. Phillips, A. F. White, F. Warne, W. H. Warne, W. G. Woods, W. Caws, S. W. Flyn, H. W. Hollis, H.	Trooper Private Private Trooper Private Private Trooper Private Trooper Trooper Lance Corporal Private Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper (Sgt) Trooper (Sgt) Trooper (Sgt) Private Private Private Trooper Trooper Private Corporal Sapper Trooper Trooper Private Private Trooper Private Private Engineer Sergeant Trooper Captain Private Private Lance Corporal Driver Trooper Trooper Trooper Trooper	Kimberley Light Horse Durban Lgt. Inf. Volunteers City Imp. Volunteers 15th Comp. Imp. Yeomanry Imp. Lgt. Infantry Oxford Volunteers Natal Carabineers Red Cross Ambulance Bgd. Salisbury Mtd. Police Kimberley Light Horse Hants Volunteer Maxim Gun Dt. City Imp. Volunteers 2nd VB Gordon Highlanders 58TH Coy. Imp. Yeo. Lumsden's Horse 3rd Div. Cape Mtd. Rifles Protectorate Regiment Mafeking Rimington's Guides Thorneycroft's Horse Robert's Light Horse Cape Mtd. Police City Imp, Volunteers Imperial Lgt. Inf. St. John Ambulance Bgd. Mounted Inf. Middlesex Imp. Yeo. Imperial Lgt. Inf. 3rd Cape Mtd. Rifles Electrical Eng PO Rifles 6th Trp. G. Sqn. S. A. Light Horse Robert's Light Horse Durban Light Inf. Volunteers Railway Pioneer Regiment 4th Trp. G. Sqn. S. A. Light Horse City Imp. Volunteers 2nd VB Nth. Staffordshire Regiment Electrical Eng. PO Corps Pagets Horse Bechuanaland Police 5th VB Hants Reg. 5th VB Hants Reg. 5th VB Hants Reg. 5th VB Hants Reg. 4th VB Hants Reg. Prince Alfreds Own Cape Field Artillery Imp. Light Horse Paget's Horse Diamond Fields Horse Kaffarian Rifles	(Killed at Mafeking)

The war memorial was discovered by Priscilla Thomas. Thank you very much, Priscilla.

This page is dedicated to the 10 million victims of World War I and 60 million victims of World War II.
We should always remember the immense grief and loss each war brought to the world.