Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Chapel

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Chapel: Dedicated within church building

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Dedicated
Date: 11 November 1931
Attended by: Bishop of Oxford

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

31832

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Current location

On a pillar near two Books of Remembrance.
Christ Church Cathedral
St Aldates
Oxford
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 1DP
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 51553 05980
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Regimental Chapel. Wall-mounted wooden board with wooden surround. Painted inscription. The Regimental Chapel contains the Regiment's Rolls of Honour for WW1 and WW2 (#31831), a Memorial Tablet to the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars (#31961) and Oxfordshire Yeomanry. The Colours of the 2/4 Battalion, the 5th, 6th and 8th (Service) Battalions and the 1st and 2nd Garrison Battalions are laid up in the Chapel. On each side of the central doorway are stalls, the space between them and the Sanctuary has chairs bearing the name of a member of the Regiment killed in WW1.

Inscription

THIS REGIMENTAL CHAPEL/ OF THE OXFORDSHIRE AND/ BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LIGHT/ INFANTRY WAS DEDICATED/ ON THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1931,/ BEING THE ANNIVERSARY OF/ THE ARMISTICE OF 1918, BY/ THOMAS, BISHOP OF OXFORD,/ IN MEMORY OF THE 5,878/ OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICERS,/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/ AND MEN OF THE REGIMENT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: Undefined
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Chapel
WMO ID: 263225
Condition: Good [last updated on 13-02-2020]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Bucks Herald - Friday 13 November 1931 O.B.L.I. REGIMENTAL CHAPEL. ARMISTICE DAY DEDICATION AT OXFORD. FITTING MEMORIAL TO 5,878 DEAD.

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