Ashey War Memorial

Location: In Ashey Cemetery, Gatehouse Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight.

The memorial is a simple wooden cross, on a two stage stone base, with a bronze plaque. The oaktimber came from the Oglander estate.  It was originally installed in St Matthew’s Church in Asheyand dedicated on the 2nd May 1921 by the Vicar of Ryde (the Rev Hugh le Fleming) assisted by the Vicar of Brading (the Rev C W Hampden Weekes) and the Rev D E Hunter.

St Matthew’s Church became a private dwelling in the 1960’s so it is presumed that the Memorialwas relocated to the Cemetery at about that time.

The inscnption reads:”These in the glorious morning of their days for England’s sake lost all but England’s praise.”