Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
South Oxfordshire
Town
Woodcote
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31797

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Current location

Reading Road
Woodcote
South Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
RG8 0SD
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 64469 82097
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wheel cross of stone set on tapering base. Inscription and names are carved on base. Additional stone at base with WW2 casualties.
Inscription
IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF WOODCOTE, WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" ON ADDITIONAL STONE: 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Charles
Allen, George
Atkinson, William E G
Bowell, Alfred William
Brown, John Reginald
Carter, William
Collins, John
Duncan, Percival Claude
Goddard, Harry
Griffiths, Phillip
See details for all 30 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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