War memorials, North Yorkshire
War Memorials Elsewhere, -
Stratfield Mortimer (W Berks),
- Church of St. Mary the Virgin
War memorials, North Yorkshire
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The War Memorial in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Stratfield Mortimer (W Berks)
The War Memorial in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Stratfield Mortimer (W Berks)
Photo : Andrew Tatham of the Imperial War Museum's Register of War Memorials

The War Memorial in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Stratfield Mortimer (W Berks) is a board mounted brass plaque.

55 names are commemorated as having lost their lives in the First World War.

1 soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on the memorial.

Private John James Sibley. 8176. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 4 July 1916.
Born Mortimer (Berks), Enlisted Aldershot, Resided Wades Mill (Ware - Hertford).
Buried DAOURS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.

(On the above memorial, John Sibley is shown as a Lance Corporal. However, at the time of his death he was a Private soldier.)

John Sibley is also commemorated on the Mortimer War Memorials, photos of which together with details are on the Imperial War Museum's Register of War Memorials.

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Strafield Mortimer (W Berks)
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Strafield Mortimer (W Berks)
Photo : © Copyright John Salmon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.


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