St Marys Church - WW1 Tablet
In the Parish Church of St. Mary, there is a fine alabaster tablet outlined in green marble which lists the names and Regiments of 15 men who served overseas during WW1 and lost their lives. This tablet was unveiled on 10th March 1920 by Colonel William Pitt of Fairseat, who had lost two sons in the conflict. The names on the tablet were subsequently engraved on the Stansted War Memorial, which was unveiled three years later, on 15th July 1923.
It is interesting to note that, originally, there were only 14 names on the tablet and Memorial, with Lieutenant G. Goodman added later. The inscription of the Plaque reads:
“Their name liveth for evermore”
“To the honoured memory of the men of this Parish who fell in the Great War 1914-1918”
Lieut. Colonel A.G. Kemball, CB, DSO – 54th Canadians
Major W.N. Pitt – 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regt.
Lieut. and Adjutant J.M. Pitt – 1st Bn. Dorset Regt.
Sergt. Major A. Kirton – 11th Bn. Australian Imperial Force
Co. Sergt. Major J.F. Johnson – 9th Bn. King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Private A.T. Betts – Royal Army Service Corps
Private H.G. Blackman – 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
Driver F. Bowyer – Royal Engineers
Private L.V. Brown – 2nd Bn. Royal West Surrey Regt.
Driver V.R. Brown – Royal Field Artillery
Private E.E. Burnett – 3rd Bn. Royal West Kent Regt.
Private J.A. Martin, 28th Bn. Australian Imperial Force
Private L. Solomon, Post Office Rifles
Private B.R. Streatfield, 7th R.W.Kent
Lt. G.A. Goodman, R.A.F.