Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Cherwell
Town
Launton
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 3 September1995
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31366

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Current location

Roadside
at junction with "The Populars" cul-de-sac,
Launton War Memorial
Bicester Road
Launton
Cherwell
Oxfordshire
OX26 5DW
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 60860 22528
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two-stepped, rectangular sectioned base plinth surmounted by a round-headed tablet incorporating a rear support buttress. Incised inscription and names infilled with black enamel paint. A gold-coloured, painted "Dove of Peace" within a laurel wreath is at top centre of tablet. The whole memorial stands on a paved roadside-corner area, flanked by two flower containers.
Inscription
Tablet : 1939 - 1945 / (3 NAMES) / 1914 - 1918 / (19 NAMES) / LEST WE FORGET / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE Upper base plinth : IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MEN OF LAUNTON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / AND WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945 Lower base plinth : ERECTED VJ DAY 1995
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, George
Ancil, Joseph
Austin, Frank
Brown, Thomas
Busby, Edward
Butler, Arthur G
Butler, William C
Castle, Albert E
Castle, Arthur G
Castle, Aubrey
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, decorations
    Order of information: Surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Reference
  • Dedication of Launton War Memorial Program -- 3rd Sep 1995 Introduction : Member of Parish Council Commemoration & Collect : Rev. D Pritchard OCF Hymn : O' God our help in ages past. Scripture : Capt. M Milne CA Prayers : Rev Father A Tapparo OCF The Lord's Prayer : All Address : Rev. D Pritchard OCF Dedication of Memorial : Rev. D Pritchard OCF & Rev Father A Tapparo OCF Laying of wreath & posies "They shall not grow old..." : Brigadier H Salmon Response "We will remember them" : All Last Post : Bugler Silence Reveille : Bugler "When you go home..." : Brigadier H Salmon "May the souls of the faithful" : Rev. D Pritchard Hymn - Abide with me, fast falls the eventide Blessing : Rev. D Pritchard
  • The Launton Lads who went to War. By Pat Tucker, with a preface by Brigadier HLB Salmon OBE First published by the Launton Historical Society in 1996 ISBN 0 9512588 3 4

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