Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Eaton Hastings
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MR CHARLES DENNER (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24th. October 1920
    Attended by: Lord Faringdon
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31572

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Current location

Village Green,
Eaton Hastings War Memorial
Lechlade Road
Eaton Hastings
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
SN7 8BN
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 25361 96960
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned plinth & square sectioned tapering obelisk. Angled block tablet between upper step & plinth. Metal plaque with raised border enclosing inscriptions & names in relief, added to the memorial as the original incised inscriptions were badly eroded. 31 existing "served & returned" names were not re-instated to the new plaque.
Inscription
FOR GOD (..space..) FOR RIGHT (..space..) FOR LIBERTY / IN MEMORY OF THE EATON HASTINGS MEN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / ROLL OF HONOUR / (8 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldridge, G A
Anns, Henry
Argent, C
Boshier, George E
Brown, Charles
Carpenter, Frederick
Crosland, H P
Crosland, W H
Dancey, A
Davies, Oswald E.
See details for all 42 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename,surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: depth 2400 mm, height 5500 mm, width 2400 mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • Eaton Hastings 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
1992, October : inscription badly eroded. 2013 : The original incised inscription has been replaced by a metal plaque. Only the names of the eight men who died are now listed. Originally, the 31 names of those who served and returned were also listed.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The National Trust
Reference

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