The Parish of Little Ouse War Memorial 1914-19

The Little Ouse – World War One memorial was removed from the church of St John the Evangelist, when the church was decommissioned. The brass plaque of the names of the twenty-two now resides in St George’s Littleport. The following Imperial War Museum link gives some further information.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/72549

I’ve seen several war memorials such as the Little Ouse memorial show 1919 rather than 1918. The UK War memorial. site gives an answer in its FAQ section:

“WHY DO SOME MEMORIALS HAVE THE DATES 1914-1919 OR 1921, RATHER THAN 1914-1918 INSCRIBED ON THEM?

Many communities considered the First World War to be over when the Armistice was agreed (11 November 1918), when the Peace Treaty of Versailles was signed (28 June 1919) or when Parliament officially declared the war ended (31 August 1921). Some British troops continued to serve during the 1920s in the Army of Occupation in Germany, in Palestine or in North Russia so some war memorials may use other dates that are relevant to them.”

The Roll of Honour for the MEN of The Parish of Little Ouse

The following list of names was taken from the WMR site.

  • Annis, W – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Brooks, C – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Clift, J C – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Crabb, A E – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Ford, S – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Frost, A E – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Frost, G T – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Hodson, W – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Key, D – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Key, F – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Key, J – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Nicholas, C H – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Palmer, W – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Payne, G – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Peacock, J L – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Richardson, A – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Rodwell, G – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Rudderham, H – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Rudderham, J WMemorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Rutterford, C – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Taylor, J – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire
  • Thomson, H – Memorial: Little Ouse Parish WW1 (WMR 72549), Littleport, Cambridgeshire

You can also see the little Ouse names of the fallen in Ely Cathedral on the boards in the War Memorial Chapel. See later post for pictures of this.

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