Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Oxfordshire
Town
Great Haseley
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11th November 1920
    Attended by: Canon W. Gilbert Edwards
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31481

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Current location

Opposite Latchford Lane,
Thame Road
Great Haseley
South Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OX44 7JX
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 64344 01594
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three-stepped octagonal base surmounted by a decorative octagonal sectioned plinth, square sectioned moulded bolster, square-footed column transposing to a tapering octagonal column, square sectioned capital & wheel cross. Inscription & names on step faces. The whole memorial is situated on a small raised platform, set back from the roadside..
Inscription
MCMXIV MCMXVIII / (Names) / MCMXXXIX MCMVL / (Names) / DEUS PER CRUCEM / ET CHRISTUS DUCEM / DET VOBIS UCEM / GOD THROUGH DEATH'S CROSS AT NIGHT / BY CHRIST YOUR CAPTAIN'S MIGHT / BRING YOU JOY AND LIGHT
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atkins, Ernest
Atkins, Robert
Atkins, Williams
Chaulk, Bertram
Deeley, John
Eltham, George
Gelderd-somervell, Roger
Gostick, Dale
Harris, Frederick
Harris, Roland Milton
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Afghanistan (2001-2014)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, year died
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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