Location
Inside the church, in the middle of the North wall.
 

Memorial
World War 1 & 2 memorials
 
Inscription (WW1 - top)

TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF
THE PARISHIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE
CONGREGATION OF ST SIMONS SOUTHSEA
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR GOD, KING AND
COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919
 
- 146 names (see below) -
 

 

ADAMS HENRY
ADAMS ARTHUR J.
ALLFREE PERCY R.H.
ANTRAN FREDK H.
ASHFORTH FREDK H.
BAREFOOT GERALD
BARNES JACK C.
BARNES WILLIAM C.
BATHARD A.W.
BELL HUBERT V.G.
BLOFIELD JOHN K.
BOND JAMES J.
BOWLES ROLPH
BRACHER W.V.A.
BRADSHAW FREDK
BRANSBURY V.D.B.
BRIDGES W.F.
BRINE WALTER
BRITTAIN THOMAS W.
BUCKLE H.W.
BURGESS W.
BURGE N.O.
BUSHNELL H.O.
CHURCHILL CLARENCE H.
CLEGG H.J.
COLEMAN JOHN
COLLETT JOHN W.
CONLAN ARTHUR U.
CONSTABLE CECIL G.
COOK H.W.
COOK REGINALD
CULLIFORD CLIFFORD J.
CULVERWELL HENRY W.
CUTBILL BERNARD
CONNOR CHARLES
DAVIDSON HECTOR J.
 

DONAHUE WILLIAM R.
EGREMONT GEOFFREY L.
ELLIOT EDWARD J.
ENEAS W.J.
FERRETT SYDNEY J.F.
FOLEY WILLIAM E.J.
FRYER JOHN C.
GOODMAN ARTHUR E.
GREENWOOD LEONARD M.
HAIG FISHER J.M.
HAIG FISHER C.E.
HALL WILLIAM F.
HANCOCK CECIL T.
HANCOCK JOHN M.
HARDING WILLIAM T.
HARDING ALFRED
HARDY JOHN R.
HARRIS WILLIAM
HAWES HARRY
HEAL WALTER G.
HEARN E.
HEMANS G.W.
HEPWORTH HAROLD A.
HIGGINS E.
HODGES L.W.
HOGAN PATRICK J.
IGGO FREDERICK W.
INKPEN R.C. VERNON
JENKINS FRANCIS E.
JENKINS WILLIAM E.
JENNINGS P.F.
JOLLY ANDREW G.
JOLLIFFE W.J.
KEOGH HENRY C.
KINGSWELL WALTER
KINGSWELL FRED
LANCASTER E.R.

LEEGOOD GEORGE
LEISHMAN WALTER A.
McGURGAN WILLIAM A.
MARRIAGE A.L.
MARTIN ARTHUR L.
MATTHEWS WILLIAM J.
MEADES STANLEY
MEADES VALENTINE
MILLS TEULON L.
MITCHELL ALEXANDER G.
MORGAN IDRIS A.
NEWELL HAROLD F.
O'NEIL JOHN (Junior)
OWEN WILLIAM D.
PARHAM F.
PARSONS EDWARD S.T.
PARSONS LEONARD C.R.
PEDRICK ARTHUR G.
PENNEY DAVID C.
PERRIMAN JAMES
PHILBROW EDMUND G.
PICKETT CHARLES H.
PICKETT RICHARD F.
POLLARD WILLIAM L.
POTTER GEORGE
PRICE ANDREW
PRICE CHARLES H.
PUGH H.P.
PURNELL ALFRED G.
QUEW RICHARD B.
RANDALL F.P.
RAY FRANK W.
RICHARDSON A.A.C.
RICKETT RICHARD F.
RICKETT CHARLES H.
RILEY CHARLES H.
RITTEY ARTHUR E.

ROBINSON AUGUSTINE
ROBINSON EDWARD
ROBINSON JAMES G.
RUSSELL HARRY
SEARLE AUGUSTUS A.
SEAVERS G.
SHAND JOHN J.F.
SILVER BURNETT
SKRINE CLAREMONT T.
SMITH FREDERICK H.
SMITH SYDNEY H.
SPARROW FREDERICK G.M.
STANNARD ALEXANDER J.
STEAD AUBREY A.
STEWART SYDNEY J.
STONE DOUGLAS F.
TEMPLE WILLIAM A.M.
TILBURY HERBERT W.
TILBURY ROBERT W.
TILBURY WILLIAM E.
TURNER G de la M.
VICKERS ERIC L.
WALSH G.P
WALSH JAMES J.
WARMAN EDGAR L.
WARN HAROLD D.
WEBBER EDWARD C.
WEIR FREDERICK S.
WHYTE DAVID S.
WICKINGS ARTHUR
WICKINGS FREDK
WILES JAMES R.R.
WILMOTT W.F.
WINGFIELD RICHARD J.S.
WOOD PERCY
WOODWARD G.W. COURTNEY
 

 
Inscription (WW2 - bottom)
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE PARISHIONERS
AND CHURCH MEMBERS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945


 
Further Information
 
The memorial to the dead of WW2 was added c1990 as there was no other memorial to these parishioners.
 
The entries for RF and CH Rickett on the WW1 memorial refer to non-existant persons. The entries are badly copied duplications of RF and CH Pickett on the same memorial.
 
Vickers, Eric L (Leslie on CWGC site) was 2nd. Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 8th Bn who died on 8/1/1917. He was the son of the Rev. Nathanael Vickers MA and Mary Vickers of St Simon's Vicarage Southsea and the husband of Jean Vickers 96 Shrewsbury St., Old Trafford, Manchester. He enlisted in 8th Rifle Brigade as a Private in 1914, was commissioned in the field and is buried at St Sever Cemetery Rouen.
 
Mitchell, Alexander Goble was Lieutenant, Middlesex Regiment 4th Bn. att. 6th Bn. He was aged 20 years when he was killed on 30/5/1918. He was the only son of the late Sir Thomas and of Lady Mitchell of 37 Salisbury Road Southsea.
 
Rittey, Arthur Edwin was Chief Petty Officer (Pensioner) aboard HMS Bulwark and died age 41 on 26/11/1914. He was the son of the late William & Mary Rittey, Brockhurst, Gosport & Husband of Eva M Rittey of 2 Coastguard Station South Parade Pier.
 
Tilbury, Herbert Walter was 2nd. Lieutenant, 7th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. He was age 21 years when he died on 5/9/1918. He was son of Mr WG Tilbury, 63 Victoria Road South, Southsea and is buried in Lebucquiere Communal Cemetry Extension, France. His name also appears on the Circus Church Parishioners Memorial.
 
Tilbury, Robert William was 2nd. Lieutenant, 95th Squadron, RFC and was aged 26 when he died on 18/3/1918. He is buried in Highland Road Cemetery and his name also appears on the Circus Church Parishioners Memorial.

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