Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Sutton Courtenay
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Post-1945 war or conflict
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 22 May 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22 May 1920
    Attended by: MR HERBERT H ASQUITH
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31825

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Current location

Village Green
opposite All Saints' Church,
Sutton Courtenay War Memorial
The Green
Sutton Courtenay
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX14 4AE
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 50433 94194
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Shallow rectangular foundation base incorporating an overhanging weather stone, supporting a large rectangular sectioned tapering plinth, topped with a moulded square sectioned tapering capstone surmounted by a small Latin cross. Incised inscription & name panels within a contoured recessed area on all four plinth faces. As originally built, there was a stone bench round the base, encircled by iron railings. As at 2012, two rows of paving slabs now surround the memorial.
Inscription
6 o'clock face : IN COMMEMORATION / OF THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / (NAMES) / MISSING / (NAMES) / AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE WAR OF / 1939 -1945 / AND LATER CONFLICTS // 9 o'clock face : SERVED AT HOME / OVERSEAS / (NAMES) // 3 o'clock face : WOUNDED / (NAMES) // 12 o'clock face : SERVED OVERSEAS / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Joseph
Aubertin, Harry
Austin, Albert
Austin, Albert J
Barrett, Albert
Barrett, Fred
Barrett, Hebert
Basford, Albert E
Basford, Stanley G
Brookland, John
See details for all 157 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 188
    Served and returned: 157
    Died: 31
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Post-1945 war or conflict
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Cast Iron
  • Seat
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: height 4572 mm
    Materials: Stone - Bath
Listing information
  • Sutton Courtenay War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • 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
History
Stone soft & eroding in places. Original cross was removed many years ago due to safety reasons. It was missing for over forty years. March 2002 : A new cross has been added.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Sutton Courtenay Parish Council

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