Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Milton
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31746

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Current location

Approx. 100 metres from High Street,
St Blaise's Church
Milton Manor Lane
off High Street
Milton
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX14 4EW
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 48531 92421
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted, chamfer-edged tablet incorporating three incised Regimental Badges of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, the Royal Marines and Scots Guards at top centre, below which, are incised inscriptions and names. All emblems and text infilled with black enamel paint.
Inscription
IN PROUD AND LOVING / MEMORY OF / CHARLES CLERKE BROWN / SECOND LIEUTENANT 4TH. BN. OXFORDSHIRE / AND / BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY / RICHARD HENRY LEIGH MAUL / CAPTAIN ROYAL MARINES H.M.S. DUNEDIN / JONATHAN WILSON / LIEUTENANT, 3RD. BN. SCOTS GUARDS / 6TH. GUARDS TANK BRIGADE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 / IN FRANCE, AT SEA, IN HOLLAND / GREAT GRANDSONS OF / JOHN SAMUEL BOWLES / OF MILTON HILL
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brown, Charles Clerke
Maul, Richard Henry Leigh
Wilson, Jonathan
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, place of death, relationships
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 3 ft, width 2 ft
    Materials: Granite - Polished
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST BLAISE
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference

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