War Memorial - First World War

In 1921 the Rev. George Hawkes Field organised the provision of a WW1 War Memorial in the churchyard, and he is pictured in the centre of the front row at the dedication ceremony.
[Note the absence of any ladies in the picture...]

George Hawkes Field was Rector from 1914 to 1950. With the outbreak of the First World War, he very quickly volunteered to be an Army Chaplain serving with the Leicestershire Regiment, and he was thus away from the parish for several years. He maintained his army connections, and when the Second World War was declared, he became the Civil Defence Organiser for the district. He was liked and respected as Rector and stayed in post for 37 years.

The photograph is taken from the west side.

Further details about the nine men named on the memorial can be found inside the church.