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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Cherwell
Town
Banbury
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72601

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Current location

wall mounted in entrance vestibule
57-58
Post Office
High Street
Banbury
Cherwell
Oxfordshire
OX16 5LB
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 45478 40490
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Paper Hand drawn Roll of Honour in glazed wooden frame. Covers men from Banbury, Brackley, Buckingham, Chipping Warden, Edge Hill, Farnborough, King's Sutton, Preston Bissett, Shenington, Sibford Gower,. Somerton.Upper Tadmarton, Westbury & Wroxton.
Inscription
Roll of honour. For King and country 1914-1918. Names of those who responded to the call and joined His Majesty's forces from the post office in Banbury and district (dedication names). In reverent memory of those who laid down their lives in the service of (dedication names). Their name liveth for evermore.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ackerman, B L E
Allen, A R
Archer, B Junior
Ballard, T W
Barber, G H
Battley, W J
Berry, E
Blencowe, A
Bolton, J B
Bradbury, W E
See details for all 86 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 86
    Served and returned: 76
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: home town, surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: home town THEN surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Royal Mail

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