Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Watchfield
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31906

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Current location

St. Thomas' Churchyard
High Street
Watchfield
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
SN6 8SW
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 24546 90295
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Single-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a rectangular sectioned tapering plinth with chamfered top edges & rectangular sectioned Latin cross. Inscription & names on plinth faces, in pinned-lead lettering.
Inscription
6 o'clock face : FOR GOD. FOR KING. FOR COUNTRY. / IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / (NAMES) Other faces : (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anger, William Thomas
Buckland, Frank Chester
Bucknill, James Riddell
Fuller, John William
Higgins, Albert Edward
Lovegrove, Benjamin
Simmonds, John
Walker, Henry John
Wintle, Thomas
Woodham, George Henry
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, year died, regiment, forename, age at death
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 3 ft 5 ins, height 10 ft, width 4 ft 2 ins
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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