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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Oxfordshire
Town
Moreton
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: November 1920
    Attended by: Vicar led proceedings with villagers attending
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31582

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Current location

Grassed triangular road junction island,
Moreton War Memorial
Moreton Road
Moreton
South Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OX9 2HU
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 69509 04679
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three-stepped rectangular base surmounted by a rectangular sectioned tapering plinth, bolster, rectangular tapering shaft with a decorative wheel cross. Raised decorative knot-work, front & rear, at base of shaft. Pinned- lead inscriptions & names on plinth & upper step face. The whole memorial is enclosed by a decorative arrow-headed metal fence & located at the centre of a grassed triangular road junction refuge.
Inscription
6 o'clock plinth face : THIS STONE WAS ERECTED BY THE / INHABITANTS & FRIENDS OF MORETON IN HONOUR / & EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE / VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR / KING & COUNTRY IN THE WORLDS GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / (6 NAMES) 6 o'clock upper step face : GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (line break unknown) 12 o'clock plinth face : IN MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / 1939 - 45 / (2 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cross, Alfred T.
Cross, Fredrick W.
Cross, Reginald I.
Farnbrough, Reginald G.
Howes, Alfred J. W.
Howes, F. E.
Pullen, Roland A.
Quainton, A. H.
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    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: Surname, forename initials, regiment, date of death
    Order of information: Date of death
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
History
2003: Thame Town Council looking into upgrading railings and paving slabs round memorial.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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