The Yorkshire Regiment, War Memorials Elsewhere

War Memorials Elsewhere, -
Yoxall (Staffordshire),
St. Peter's Church

Close Window to return to main page

The War Memorial for Yoxall, Staffordshire, in St. Peter's Church
Photo : Richard Roberts<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>

The Yoxall, Staffordshire, War Memorial is situated inside the Parish Church of St. Peter. The dead of both World Wars are commemorated on the marble memorial, including the name of Lieutenant Jennings of the Yorkshire Regiment.

There is a commemorative window beside the memorial.

Photographs below show the window and memorial, the window itself, and St. Peter's Church.

We are very grateful to Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) for providing the photos and information on this memorial.

Lieutenant Charles Francis Jennings. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Henry William and Alice Elizabeth Jennings, of "Fernlea," Yoxall, Burton-on-Trent. Killed 8 April 1917. Aged 20.
Buried FINS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, SOREL-LE-GRAND.

(Richard Roberts informs that Lieutenant Jennings' father was a schoolmaster).

The Commemorative Window in St. Peter's Church, Yoxall
Photo : Richard Roberts<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>

The Commemorative Window and War Memorial in St. Peter's Church, Yoxall
Photo : Richard Roberts<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>

St. Peter's Church, Yoxall
Photo : Richard Roberts<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>

-----------------> Return to top of the page