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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Vale Of White Horse
Town: Letcombe Bassett
County: Oxfordshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 31684

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Current location

St. Michael and All Angels Church
Forsters Lane
Letcombe Bassett
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX12 9NB
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 37377 84917
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Wall mounted wooden backboard supporting an ornate brass plaque decoratively comprising acorns at top and bottom with a thistle, shamrock, rose and lily respectively, one in each of the four corners. Cross in red.

Inscription

TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LETCOMBE BASSETT WHO HAVE (given?) UP THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1914 - 1918 / (4 NAMES) / FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Attewell, Edward John
Attewell, Henry Thomas
Moorcock, Charles William
Rutland, Herbert Sidney
See details for all 4 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
Plaque
Measurements: height 530 mm, width 430 mm
Materials: Brass

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

The Rector

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