Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Cherwell
Town
Kidlington
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: C1989
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Rededicated
    Date: 07 February 2014
    Attended by: Reverend David Wilbraham (Thames Valley Police Chaplain) performed the dedication.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59996

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Current location

In the reception area
Thames Valley Police Headquarters
Oxford Road
Gosford
Kidlington
Cherwell
Oxfordshire
OX5 2NX
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 49839 13001
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Longitudinal engraved slate tablets, inscribed in white lettering. (Most of those named on this memorial were originally commemorated on the memorials that were erected after the World Wars by the relevant constituent Force for which they had worked, each of which has a separate entry on the War Memorials Register, e.g. Oxford City Police, Reading Borough Police etc; however, some names were included as the result of subsequent research conducted by members of Thames Valley Police. The memorial is displayed on the same wall as a separate slate tablet that records the names of Thames Valley Police officers who have died on Police duty).
Inscription
IN MEMORY / OF THOSE/ OFFICERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN/ THE FIRST & SECOND WORLD WARS/ THAMES VALLEY CONSTITUENT FORCES/ BERKSHIRE CONSTABULARY/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CONSTABULARY/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ HIGH WYCOMBE BOROUGH POLICE/ 1914-1918/ (Name)/ OXFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ OXFORD CITY POLICE/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ READING BOROUGH POLICE/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Admans, Arthur H
Alexander, Albert
Arnold, John D
Batting, George
Beckett, Stephen G
Beebee, Joseph H
Bennett, George W
Bishop, Arthur
Bowra, Claude V
Brandon, George
See details for all 94 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 47
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 47
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, second initial, surname, military unit, Police force in which formerly served
    Order of information: Grouped by the specific Police force in which they had formerly worked, then listed alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 47
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 47
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, second initial, surname, military unit, name of specific Police force in which they formerly worked
    Order of information: Grouped by the Police force for which they formerly worked, then listed alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: height 2400mm, width 444mm
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
Condition
History
Between September 2005 and April 2018: the slate memorial was separated into two panels, which were placed side by side on a different wall in the Reception area. When that alteration was made, the date "1939-1945" heading above the list of Buckinghamshire Constabulary's casualties during that War was left attached to the foot of the first panel, separated from the relevant list of names (which became the top section of the second panel)./ 2001: Errors/omissions on the tablets were identified. Research was carried out to ascertain all the information was correct before a new tablet was commissioned in 2004. It was erected as one very tall panel/ c1998: The slate memorial was erected.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Thames Valley Police
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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