St John war memorial
St John parish war memorial
The Parish of St John memorial to those born or living in the parish at the outbreak of the Great War is opposite the parish school, which is close to the Parish Hall and church.
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It is an impressive obelisk made from Jersey granite and has 18 names of men who died in the Great War recorded on the front panel.
The inscription on the front of the memorial is in French and reads Saint Jean a la Gloire du Dieu et en Memoire des Paroissiens Morts Pour leur Roi et Patrie, which translates as 'St John to the glory of God and in memory of the parishioners who died for King and Country'.
- Aubert, Philip le B
- Blampied, Winter H
- De Carteret, Winter J
- Dorey, Elias G
- Harzo, Francis
- Hervé, Joseph M F
- Jouanne, Auguste F
- Minchington, Clarence G
- Le Moignan, Philip C
- Morel, Emile E
- Nicholle, Reginald, S
- Ollivry, John A
- Ollivry, Sidney J
- Le Quesne, Philip N
- Rondel, Clarence
- Urvoy, Adolphe P
- Le Cornu, Adolphus
There are six other names listed on the memorial, five from the Second World War and one killed in Northern Ireland.
Individual stories
Elias George Dorey
Elias Dorey, the youngest son of Centenier John and Elsie Dorey, of St John, was killed in action on 31 October 1917 while fighting at Ypres. He was a Gunner with 290 Siege Battery, RGA, and is buried in Ruisseau Cemetery, Belgium. He was 23 and was initially reported as missing. It was not until December 1918 that he was confirmed dead.
Auguste Francis Jouanne
Auguste Francis Jouanne, a Private in the 1st (West) Battalion Militia, died after suffering three weeks of illness, a result of catching a chill while on outpost duty. He was a farmer and married to Ada Mary. He was 32 when he died.
Reginald Sidney Nicolle
Reginald Nicolle was the son of John and Jane Nicolle of West Park Avenue, St Helier. He emigrated to Canada before the war and at the time of his death he was a Lance Sergeant in the 73rd Battalion (Quebec Regiment), Canadian Infantry. He died storming Vimy Ridge on 9 April 1917 aged 29 and is buried in the Canadian Cemetery Number 2, Neuville St Vaast.
