Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth City Museum and Record Office (The Former London Road Baptist Church Memorial)

Location
Hilsea storage depot of the City Museum

Memorial (In Situ, 08/01/03)
WW1 Memorial in situ at London Road Baptist Church, Jan 2003

Inscription

WAR MEMORIAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL
EXTENSION
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SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH
LONDON ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
FOR GOD AND THE RIGHT
DURING THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
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LIEUT W.H. NEWHAM R.N.
C.C. GODMAN, R.M.A.
E. KILLE, 2ND HANTS
W.A. NEWMAN, 15TH GLOS. REGT.
J.C. CROOK, SERGT, 15TH HANTS
ALBERT G. WHITEHEAD, 6TH HANTS
H. HOUSE R.N.
A.T. EARLE, R.G.A.
P. GOULD, R.F.A.
ROBERT GILES R.N.
J.H. CROOK 15TH HANTS
PRIVATE GATTRELL
C.W. JONES R.A.
JOHN AMES 1ST CLASS P.O., R.N.
LIEUT J.J. YATES R.E.

"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"

Further Information
The London Road Baptist Church fell out of use in 2002 and was eventually sold off for redevelopment. The City Museum were alerted to the fact and arranged to remove church records and the memorial before they were lost. The memorial now resides at the Hilsea storage depot.

Portsmouth City Museum Store- WW1 Memorial (London Road Baptist Church) -

Portsmouth City Museum Store
- WW1 Memorial (London Road Baptist Church) -