Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Abingdon
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31194

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Current location

In the school chapel
Abingdon School
Park Road
Abingdon
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX14 1DE
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 49367 97391
Denomination: Non-denominational

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE AND WHITE, ENGRAVED LETTERING. SCHOOL CREST IN COLOUR AND MOTTO AT TOP CENTRE AND ABOVE THE COMMEMORATION. NAMES IN TWO COLUMNS BELOW.
Inscription
ABINGDON SCHOOL/ MISERICORDIAS DOMINI IN AETERNUM CANTABO*/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD/ AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE OLD BOYS/ OF THE SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) * Translation - MERCIES OF THE LORD I WILL SING FOREVER
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 49
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 49
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials, regiment, honours
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate

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