Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Oxfordshire
Town
Ewelme
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18th September 1921
    Attended by: Major-General Sir George Kemball, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O. (a resident in the district)
  • Dedicated
    Date: 18th September 1921
    Attended by: The Vicar, Rev. J. A. Dodd
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31451

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Current location

St. Mary the Virgin Church
Parson's Lane
Ewelme
South Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OX10 6HS
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 64657 91403
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Group of four, wall mounted landscape orientated, incised stone tablets, each with a moulded border. The larger, uppermost, nowy-headed tablet, houses a deep-incised gilt coloured Cross within the nowy-head area, immediately below which, is the WW1 inscription. The second row, comprises two tablets, horizontally spaced apart and each contain WW1 names. A single WW2 tablet with names, is centrally positioned at the base of the group. Text on all tablets is infilled with black enamel paint.
Inscription
Inscription tablet : + / IN ABIDING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS / PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR / COUNTRY ON LAND AND SEA DURING THE / GREAT WAR MDCCCCXIV - MDCCCCXVIII Tablet - left : (10 NAMES) Tablet - right : (10 NAMES) Tablet - lower centre : AND OF THOSE WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES DURING THE WAR / 1939 -1945 / (5 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aves, Charles Henry
Aves, Harry Robert
Benning, Arthur
Busby, Thomas William
Champion, Charles Henry
Cook, Albert
Cripps, Alfred Thomas
Gooden, John
Hampden, Grenville Robert
Jessup, Harry
See details for all 25 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: In the order of the date on which they died.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Probably same as WW1 i.e. in the order of the date on which they died.
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Hopton Wood
Listing information
  • Church of St Mary
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Oxford Chronicle and Reading Gazette - Friday 23 September 1921 EWELME WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILING AND DEDICATION.
  • Berks and Oxon Advertiser - Friday 23 September 1921 EWELME WAR MEMORIAL. UNVEILING BY SIR GEORGE KEMBALL. (list of those killed with details of the manner of their death)

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