Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Cherwell
- Town
- Souldern
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 31414
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Current location
East wall near Chancel arch,
Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Church Lane
Souldern
Cherwell
Oxfordshire
OX27 7HU
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 52308 31691
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Wall mounted, arch-headed and concave-shouldered portrait orientated tablet with a following contoured recessed inscription area incorporating a base extension for WW2 names. Small incised Maltese Cross at top centre of recessed area, below which, an incised inscription and names, all infilled with a blue enamel paint. Contour moulding also finished with blue paint.
- Inscription
- 1914 + 1918 / IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / (15 NAMES) / SOULDERN MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR. / R. I. P. / "YE THAT LIVE ON 'MID ENGLISH PASTURES GREEN / REMEMBER US AND THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN" / 1939 - 1945 / (2 NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bates, William
Binding, Harry
Blencowe, Sidney
Callow, William
Day, George M.
Finch, Aubrey
Lake, John
Paintin, William
Payne, John
Robbins, Frederick
See details for all 17 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment
Order of information: Rank - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Web-link to "They Gave their Today", Souldern. www.theygavetheirtoday.com/souldern.html
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