Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Oxford
Town
Wolvercote
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32081

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Current location

Memorial located outside the west end of the church adjacent to Church Lane (path),
St. Peter's Churchyard
First Turn
Church Lane
Wolvercote
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX2 8AS
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 49666 09819
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Single-stepped square base incorporating a slightly bevelled top face, supporting a square sectioned lower plinth surmounted by an upper square sectioned tapering plinth, rectangular sectioned tapering shaft with integral Celtic cross. Celtic designs on front face of shaft and cross. Pinned-lead lettering forms the inscription on front face of upper plinth and names on the other three upper faces.
Inscription
6 o'clock face : TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF WOLVERCOTE / WHO NOBLY GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 3 o'clock face : (17 NAMES) 9 o'clock face : (17 NAMES) 12 o'clock face : (19 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bayliss, George Frederick
Burden, Arthur
Carter, Frederick
Carter, William
Champ, Alfred
Champ, Joseph Sidney
Cheshire, Augustus
Claridge, Richard
Claridge, Richard T
Claridge, Sidney
See details for all 53 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 53
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 53
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 2745
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Wolvercote 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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