Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
West Oxfordshire
Town
Langford
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31571

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Current location

On Village Green at junction between Lechlade Road and Station Road
Lechlade Road
Langford
West Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
GL7 3LN
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 24784 02777
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three-stepped octagonal base surmounted by an octagonal-sectioned plinth with bevelled top face and octagonal-sectioned shaft with Latin cross. Base, shaft and cross are decorated with incised stripes. Incised inscription on five plinth faces and one side of base top step.
Inscription
Plinth Face 1: TO THE/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 ––– 1918 Plinth Face 3: (Names) Plinth Face 5: GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS Plinth Face 7: ALSO IN/ THANKSGIVING/ FOR THE/ LIVES SPARED/ AND FOR/ VICTORY/ OVER THE ENEMY Plinth Face 8: ALSO/ IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THIS/ PARISH WHO/ FELL IN THE/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names) Base Face 1: ERECTED/ BY THE PARISHIONERS/ 1920
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, T
Benfield, A F
Jerram, H R
Jones, J
Lumsden, H
Mitchell, T F
Moreino, C H
Russell, A C
Simpson, G
Smith, F
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initial of forename, surname, decorations, rank, regiment/service
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials of forenames, surname, rank, regiment/service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Langford War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Cleaned and repaired with grant aid from the War Memorials Trust in 2011
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Parishioners

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