St Mary's Church, GuarlfordGuarlford Parish
St Mary's Church, Guarlford
Guarlford is a small village on the Malvern to Upton road, which at the turn of the Century consisted of several farms and farm labourers cottages. The land around the village was originally part of Malvern Chase, and much of it is still common land, the farming land belonged to Great Malvern Priory in the Middle Ages and passed into the hands of the Foley family at the Reformation.
There was no place of worship here before Lady Emily Foley laid the foundation of St Mary's Church in 1843. It was built out of Malvern stone by Thomas Bellamy of London in the Early English style with pointed lancet windows in the nave and chancel.
There is no war memorial with the names of the fallen as such in St Mary's Church; though there is a memorial cross in the church grounds. There is a list of men who served in war, but it is disproportionately large for the size of the village - it is likely that the list is of those people for whom members of the congregation wanted prayers offered. For instance John Clingo seems to have no connection with the Malvern area, other than the fact Walter Clingo lived here - but they both have a common Norfolk connection by birth - perhaps suggesting they were cousins. Others on the list come from nearby parishes.
The following list of men has been extrapolated from this source and from newspaper reports. To see the entire list of men who served click here.
| Name | Brief Service Details |
|---|---|
| John CLINGO | 40309 Pte 9th Norfolk Regiment KIA Flanders 15/4/18 |
| Walter CLINGO | 11803 Sgt 1st South Wales Borderers KIA France 27/9/15 |
| Herbert MAJOR | 203511 Pte 2nd Worcestershire Regiment DOW France 15/4/18 |
| Howard MUNN | 14966 L/Cpl 2nd Worcestershire Regiment KIA France 21/5/17 |
| Phillip Charles PANTING | 39852 Pte 2nd Wiltshire Regiment KIA France 1/6/18 |
| Thomas William PANTING | 86463 Gnr 5th Reserve Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Died Home 10/5/17 |
| Oliver Charles PETERSON | 12102 Pte 5th Kings Shropshire Light Infantry KIA Flanders 5/9/17 |
| Frank SCRIVENS | 10385 L/Cpl 4th Worcestershire Regiment DOW France 1/5/17 |
| Edward WILLIAMS | 6172 Pte 1st Liverpool Regiment KIA Flanders 13/11/14 |
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Acknowledgments:
Bridges, T Churches of
Worcestershire 2000
