2nd Lieutenant W J Lidsey

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Cherwell
Town: Banbury
County: Oxfordshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 31174

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Current location

South aisle
St. Mary's Church
Horse Fair
Banbury
Cherwell
Oxfordshire
OX16 0AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 45413 40553
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Wall-mounted rectangular marble tablet. Within the pink marble frame is a recessed panel of white marble, which has an inset narrow rectangular band of green marble that surrounds the inscription. At top-centre of the incised inscription (in black lettering) is the crest of the Royal Flying Corps.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM JOHN LIDSEY,/ 2ND. LIEUT. 1/4TH BATT./ OXFORD AND BUCKS L.I. AND R.F.C./ DIED MARCH 22ND 1917,/ OF WOUNDS RECEIVED THE PREVIOUS DAY/ NEAR ARRAS AGED 21 YEARS.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Lidsey, William John
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, military units, date of death, manner of death, place of death, age.
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble

Listing information

CHURCH OF ST MARY
Grade I
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

Condition

2nd Lt William John Lidsey
WMO ID: 269925
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 30-01-2020]
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History

8/4/1952: St Mary's Church was Grade I Listed (List Entry Number 1369519).

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Church of England

Reference

Banbury Guardian - Thursday 22 May 1919 (page 8) reported: 'MEMORIAL TABLET TO LIEUT. J. LIDSEY, - On Friday evening a special meeting was held in the vestry of the Parish Church under the presidency of the Vicar (Rev. A. J. Jones) for the purpose of passing formal resolution applying for a faculty to erect a mural tablet in the Parish Church in memory of Lieut. J. Lidsey. of the Royal Air Force, who was killed in the early days of the war in France. Mr. W. Wood proposed and Mr. C. R. Palmer seconded that a faculty be applied for by the Vicar and churchwardens, and it was carried, and the Vicar will accordingly forward the application to the proper quarters. The tablet, which will be of alabaster marble, will be erected by Mr. and Mrs. W. L. R. Lidsey, and will be placed on the wall in the south aisle'. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001523/19190522/135/0008
www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/52613/william-john-lidsey/
Historic England: historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1369519?section=official-list-entry
Banbury Advertiser - Thursday 29 May 1919 (page 7) reported: 'To perpetuate the memory of their gallant son, Lieut. J. Lidsey, R. A. F., who was killed in the early days the war, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. R. Lidsey, Hardwick Farm, Banbury, are to erect a memorial tablet of alabaster marble in the south aisle of the Parish Church'. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001551/19190529/106/0007

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