Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Oxfordshire
Town
Wallingford
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11 November 1999
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59929

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Current location

St. Mary le More and All Hallows Church
Market Place
Wallingford
South Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OX10 0EG
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 60708 89328
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted, portrait orientated marble backboard supporting a nowy-headed, chamfer-edged wooden board with a gold coloured painted Latin Cross in relief at top centre. Engraved inscription and names below the Cross.
Inscription
+ / IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF LIVES NOBLY / LAID DOWN IN THE CAUSE / OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE / 1939 - 1945 / (14 NAMES) / WHEN YOU GO HOME / TELL THEM OF ME AND SAY / FOR YOUR TOMORROW / WE GAVE OUR TODAY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ayres, Richard J.
Blake, Charlie A.
Bowen, Nigel G.
Gunning, Basil E.
Hancock, Alan J.
Holme, Dennis G. E.
Holme, Michael H.
Howse, Kenneth W.
King, William J.
Lane, William G.
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY LE MORE
  • 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
Reference
  • 'The Church of St Mary-Le-More Wallingford'

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