La Rocque Methodist Church, Jersey

War Memorial

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La Rocque closed recently and the Jersey Circuit will be selling the property but we are anxious that this memorial is transferred to a suitable location for preservation.

The fine bronze and enamel memorial to those connected with the chapel who served ‘overseas’ was erected, I think, in about 1926. ‘Overseas’ I  take to mean refers those who served outside the Island as opposed to those members of the Jersey Militia who served in Jersey.

ROLL OF HONOUR 1914 -1919
The names of the men connected with
this church who served overseas in
the Great War are here recorded
to be for ever remembered.

THESE FELL

Pte L.W. Bertram     Chf. p.o. F. Mc.L Guillard  
Lcpl P.J. Marie         Pte E.B. Bertram  
Pte F.J. Hamon        Pte S.J. Le Rougetel
Pte A.J. Gallichan    Pte S. Touzel

THESE RETURNED 

Pte W.J. Bertram        Pte F. Gallichan        Dr S.J. Gottrell              Sgt A.J. Marett
Pte E.T. Bertram         Pte W.J. Gallichan    Dr STAN:J. Gottrell      Sgt A. Marett
A.B, P.C. Bourgoise   Pte W. Gaudin           Pte T.J. Hamon             Pte C.E. Le Rougetel
Pte P.J. Le Clercq       Pte C.W. Gilbert        Bomed C.J. Mallet        Pte A.E. Le Rougetel
Pte S. Le Clercq          Pte W.J. Gottrell        Pte J. Marcheron          Cpl T. Touzel  

I think that a couple of the abbreviations of rank may be a little unusual;  eg Chf. p.o. for what I think would be CPO (Chief Petty Officer), Dr. for Driver and Bomed. for ? Bombardier

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