Buckland with Laverton War Memorial

The memorial is a large elaborate stone tablet in St Michael's church, Buckland, Gloucestershire, England.

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THE PARISH OF BUCKLAND
WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918

SEGT THOMAS LADBROOK 1ST GLOS REGT
KILLED IN ACTION BATTLE OF MONS NOV 4TH 1914 AGED 30

PRIVATE THEODORE GRIMMITT 8TH GLOS REGT
KILLED IN ACTION Nr NEUVE CHAPELLE DEC 13TH 1915 AGED 25

LIEUT. CHARLES BROUGH SCOTT 1ST Ryl DRAGOONS AND CAVY CORPS SIGNALS KILLED IN ACTION AT RIBECOURT NOV 20TH 1917 AGED 21

PRIVATE W.G.L.REVERS 8TH GLOS REGT
KILLED IN ACTION Nr RIBECOURT DEC 17TH 1917 AGED 31

PRIVATE ARTHUR WILLIAM BOX ASC:MT
DIED OF NEPHERITIS EAST AFRICA JAN 13TH 1918 AGED 39

GUNNER WILLIAM JOHN GRIMMITT 275 RFA
KILLED IN ACTION AT FOUGUIERES Nr BETHUNE APRIL 18TH 1918 AGED 19

PRIVATE HARRY SMITH 2/1 Ryl GLS HUSSARS ATTD 1/5 YORKS REGT
DIED OF DYSENTERY AT DERCY MONTIERS AGED 19

1939 - 1945

SGT JAMES GRIMMITT RAF 20TH DEC 1942

There is a further family memorial to CHARLES BROUGH SCOTT that says he was buried at FINS, FRANCE, and was the oldest son of CHARLES and JENNY SCOTT of Buckland Manor.

Behind the pulpit is a marble tablet bearing the crests of the ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY and ROYAL FLYING CORPS -

IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF HEW WARDROP BROOKE RICKARDS
ONLY SON OF THE RECTOR OF THIS PARISH LIEUT. ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY
ATTACHED TO THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION NEAR COURTRAIS
JULY 28TH 1917 AGED 21

"QUI PROCUL HINC - THE LEGEND'S WRIT THE FRONTIER GRAVE IS FAR AWAY
QUI ANDE DIEM PERIIT SED MILES. SED PRO PATRIA."

List provided by Evan Lewis July 2011