Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Oxfordshire
Town
Garsington
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 26 March 1922
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Dedicated
    Date: 26 March 1922
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31468

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Current location

The Hill / The Green
Garsington
South Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OX44 9DG
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 58080 02345
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
STONE CROSS WITH GABLED ROOF. CROSS SURMOUNTS OCTAGONAL TAPERING COLUMN SURMOUNTING SQUARE-SET STONE PEDESTAL. THREE-STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE. THE WHOLE IS SURROUNDED BY IRON RAILINGS.
Inscription
12 O'clock face: IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND THOSE WHO FELL/ 1914 - 1919/ AND THE SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names) 9 O'clock face: (Names) 6 O'clock face: NINETY SIX MEN WENT/ FORTH FROM THIS PARISH/ OF WHOM 14, THEIR/ NAMES ON THIS STONE,/ GAVE THEIR LIVES./ BRAVELY THEY FOUGHT BRAVELY FELL/ FORGET THEM NOT. 3 O'clock face: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Chennell, Philip Bowen
Clinkard, Harold
Druce, Harold Thomas
Druce, Harry Lionel
Druce, William James Aaron
Gidney, Nigel Arthur
Gomersall, Royston
Goode, Harry
Hillsdon, Henry
Johnson, John Henry
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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