Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Oxford
Town
Headington
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31823

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Current location

Church is located on corner of Lime Walk and All Saints' Road,
All Saints Church
Lime Walk
Headington
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX3 7AB
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 54433 06700
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted elaborate wooden board comprising a moulded flat-topped pediment, two side pilasters and a plain lower rail, all enclosing a recessed horizontal inscription panel with raised lettering, beneath which, are three recessed vertical panels of inscribed names. Pediment area encloses, in relief, a wide foliate design with centralised intertwining letters "IHS". The two pilasters incorporate decorative inset carvings also in relief. At each end of the lower rail are the Great War duration years in raised numerals.
Inscription
IHS / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR / (54 NAMES in three columns) / 1914 (< lower left corner) (lower right corner >) 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Harold
Allen, Harry
Atkinson, George
Bateman, Frank
Bateman, William
Bellamy, John
Bridgewater, Richard
Brooks, Frederick
Bryant, Edwin
Cull, Alfred
See details for all 54 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 54
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 54
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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