Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Vale Of White Horse
- Town
- Charlton
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 30th October 1921
Attended by: A. T. Loyd Esq, OBE, MP - Rededicated
Date: 25th September 1949
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 31268
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Current location
Holy Trinity Churchyard
Charlton Village Road
Charlton
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX12 7HE
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 41001 88364
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Square concrete foundation supporting a single-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned tapering plinth with a bevelled top face. Rising from the plinth is a square-footed, octagonal sectioned tapering shaft, moulded octagonal boss and rectangular sectioned, raised-edged cross with squared terminal arms. Letters "IHS" in relief at centre of cross. Incised inscriptions and names on 4 plinth side faces and also on 2 bevelled upper plinth faces.
- Inscription
- Cross : IHS 6 o'clock plinth face : To The Glory of God / and in grateful remembrance / of the men of Charlton / who fell in the Great War / 1914 - 1919 / May they rest in peace 3, 9 & 12 o'clock plinth faces : (18 NAMES) 6 o'clock bevelled upper plinth face : 1939 - 1945 Other bevelled upper plinth faceS : (4 NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Church, Ronald
Collins, Frederick
Collins, Henry
Early, Archibald
Haddrell, Edward
Hart, Richard
James, William
Jones, Walter
Matthews, George
Pinnell, John
See details for all 20 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland - Plinth
Measurements: height 3 ft 3 in, width 3 ft 3 in
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Charlton Village
- WMO ID: 100187
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 25-02-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1993 : Inscriptions weathered in places.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Weblink to Berkshire War Memorials, Charlton page. www.berkswm.org/BWM6062.html
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