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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Oxfordshire
Town
Woodcote
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41447

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Current location

THE ORATORY SCHOOL CHAPEL
Woodcote
South Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
RG8 0PJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 648 820
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Previous locations
  • CHARLECOTE PLACE
    Reading
    South Oxfordshire
    Oxfordshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF/ OSWALD BEDE RUSSELL M.C./ CAPTAIN HODSON'S HORSE/ KILLED IN ACTION AT/ SAMAWA, MESOPOTAMIA/ SEPT 3RD 1920
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 225MM, width 290MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • THE ORATORY SCHOOL
  • 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
Responsibility
THEORATORY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

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