Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Wantage
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 10th July 1949
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31904

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Current location

KINGS ALFREDS SCHOOL
Portway
Wantage
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX12 9BY
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 39623 87686
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
CRUCIFORM TABLET SURROUNDED BY A WREATH, MOUNTED HIGH ON THE WALL IN THE MAIN ENTRANCE GATEWAY TO THE SCHOOL SURMOUNTED BY SCHOOL CREST
Inscription
1939 1945/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ OLD ALFREDIANS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Rh
Arnold, Cw
Berry, Mv
Bradford, Jb
Clegg, Dh
Fox, Mfh
Hoddinott, Hf
Hope, Kg
Keene, Ep
Kempthorne, Humphrey De Bohun
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Hopton Wood
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £140

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
KINGS ALFREDS SCHOOL

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