Memorial

2nd Lieutenant R T C Willis-Fleming and those from Binstead and Havenstreet

Mark Newton 2 June 2016

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 2 June 2016

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Current Location

In field, adjacent to the junction of Havenstreet Main Road and Firestone Copse Road., Binstead and Havenstreet War Shrine, Main Road, Havenstreet, Medina, Isle Of Wight, PO33 4ED, England

OS Grid Reference

SZ 56461 90811

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Shrine
WMR Reference Number: 40733
Description: Stone-built, gated War Shrine at the top of a hill, adjacent to an O.S. Triangulation pillar. Within the Shrine are two portrait oriented plaques bearing names of the Fallen from Havenstreet and Binstead villages. On the lintel above the gates is a dedicatory inscription. The War Shrine building is enclosed by a stone wall.
Inscription: Wooden lintel: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE DEARLY BELOVED MEMORY OF THEIR SECOND SON RICHARD THOMAS CYRIL / 2ND LIEUT. 1/4 BATTERY HANTS R.H.A. BORN AUG. 3RD 1896 KILLED IN ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF ROMANI EGYPT / AUG 4TH 1916 AND TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THE PARISHES OF BINSTEAD & HAVENSTREET WHO ALSO LAID DOWN THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919. THIS SHRINE IS DEDICATED BY JOHN & VIOLET WILLIS-FLEMING OF BINSTEAD HOUSE. // Plaque 1 : HAVENSTREET / PRAY FOR THE SOULS / OF THESE GALLANT MEN / (15 NAMES) // Plaque 2 : BINSTEAD / PRAY FOR THE SOULS / OF THESE GALLANT MEN / (24 NAMES) //

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 39
Died: 39
Information shown: Rank, forenames, initial, surname, regiment
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname for each village plaque

History

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: John and Violet Willis-Fleming.
Maintenance History: 2008: An application was submitted to English Heritage to list this Street Shrine. / 1995: Some of the names are difficult to read.

Conservation

Components

Plaques

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Shrine

Made from: Stone, Wood

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1393448

Listed September 21st. 2009