Memorial details

Memorial type
Gate
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Blewbury
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: June 1923
    Attended by: A. T. Loyd Esq, OBE, MP.
  • Dedicated
    Date: June 1923
    Attended by: Bishop of Oxford
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31225

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Current location

St. Michael and All Angels Church Cemetery
Boham's Road
off London Road
Blewbury
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX11 9HB
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 52606 85630
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Gabled wooden Lych gate on stone base.
Inscription
(6 o'clock) : TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEN / WHO WENT OUT FROM THIS VILLAGE / AND DIED / FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY / 1914 - 1918 (12 o'clock) : THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Y
Appleton, F
Appleton, G
Appleton, L
Barker, P
Blake, F
Boshier, C
Butler, E
Carter, W
Collins, J
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Gate
    Measurements: depth 2560 mm, height 3250 mm, width 3110 mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Roof
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £200

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Blewbury P.C.C.

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