Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Wootton
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31913

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Current location

St. Peter's Church
Wootton Village
Wootton
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX1 5HP
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 47624 01384
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Set of three wall mounted, landscape orientated brass plaques in a vertical row.
Inscription
(Plaque 1) : IN MEMORY OF / RICHARD PARKER PINSENT / 2ND LIEUT. 10TH ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGT. / WHO WAS KILLED IN THE TRENCHES IN FRANCE / ON 9TH OCTOBER 1915 / AGED 21 / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF HIS COMPANY (Plaque 2) : ALSO OF HIS FRIEND / LIEUT. CHARLES SANDFORD WARD / OF THE SAME REGIMENT / KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE / ON JANUARY 8TH 1916 / AGED 22 / GREAT HEARTS ARE GLAD WHEN IT IS TIME TO GIVE (Plaque 3) : ALSO OF HIS BROTHER / DAVID HUME PINSENT / ROYAL AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHMENT FARNBOROUGH / KILLED WHILE FLYING FOR THE PURPOSE OF / RESEARCH INTO AERODYNAMICS / MAY 8TH 1918 - AGED 26 / NEC PROPTER VITAM VIVENDI PERDERE CAUSAS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Pinsent, David Hume
Pinsent, Richard Parker
Ward, Charles Sandford
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, relationships, occupation, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: height 3ft 3ins, width 1ft 9ins
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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