"BARNHAM WAR MEMORIAL"
To the eternal memory of the men of BARNHAM who died in the service of their country
East face North face They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
Nineteen in the Great War of 1914-1919 and three in 1939-1945
Barnham has the traditional war memorial, on the small grass island near the school. On a four feet square base is a square stone column, decorated at the top with granite embellishments. Overall height just over six feet
The dedication is on the East face with names from the Great War on North and South faces. The West face has the names from 1939-1945. The names of the
fallen are in almost alphabetical order of surname, with up to two given names. The panels are polished granite with inscribed lettering black painted.
The mason was Mr R.H.Hall, on a site costing £150, unveiled on 28th August 1919. The report appeared in the Norwich and Norfolk Post of 5th September 1919 [©IWM (WMR-5086)]
South face
West face
On the East face:-
IN
PROUD
MEMORY OF
THE MEN FROM
THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE SERVICE OF
THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914-1918
On the South face:-
WILLIAM CLARKE
JOHN CATCHPOLE
FREDERICK HAROLD DAVEY
SIDNEY CHARLES DAVEY
JOHN DAVEY
EDWARD DEBENHAM
GEORGE GAUT
EDGAR EDGAR GOULD
WILLIAM PALFREY
SIDNEY CHARLES PRYKE
On the North face:-
ARTHUR JAMES PRYKE
HERBERT VICTOR RAMPLEY
SIDNEY RAMPLEY
HARRY RUMSEY
ALBERT EDWARD SAYER
WALTER SAYER
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER
ALFRED THEOBALD
WILLIAM VINCENT
on the West face:-
ALSO OF THOSE
WHO FELL IN THE
1939-1945
WAR
GERALD THOMAS
CHAMBERLAIN
ARTHUR LEWIS PRICE
WALTER EDWARD
STEWARD
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.