Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
West Oxfordshire
Town
Black Bourton
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31486

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Current location

At junction of Burford Road and Bampton Road
Burford Road
Black Bourton
West Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OX18 2PF
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 28647 03987
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Single-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a rectangular-sectioned tapering plinth and a rectangular-sectioned tapering shaft with integral wheel cross. Sword of Sacrifice in relief on front face of shaft. Inscription on base of shaft and front face of plinth. A linear flower holder, placed in front of base step, bears one WW2 name. Memorial components are all rough-hewn stone with smoothened areas for the inscriptions and names. Whole memorial stands within a raised concreted area, enclosed by a curved stone wall to the rear and six metal posts supporting a chain link fence to the roadside frontage.
Inscription
Base of shaft: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND Plinth: IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." Flower Holder: 1939 - 1945 / (Name)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Edginton, Wilfred J
Fitchett, Walter
Johnson, Arthur
Johnson, Thomas
Parker, Francis W
Wakefield, Oliver
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, initial, surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, initial, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Vase
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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