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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Oxford
Town
Oxford
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
60031

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Current location

South cloister
New College
Holywell Street
Oxford
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3BN
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 51770 06503
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bronze plaque cast in relief. The gilded inscription is flanked by a soldier in classical dress and a winged angel.
Inscription
M S./ Septem huius domus alumnorum/ (Names)/ qui in Africa meridionali per annos 1899-1902 partim militare officium rite praestantes/ partim sacramento praeter ordinem patriae causa suscepto/ fideliter meruerunt vitam posuerunt/ ut eorum fortia facta posteros/ in antiquam virtutem animasque excitent viriles./ hanc tabulam p.c.custos sociique. (Translation: Sacred to the memory of seven members of this house/ (Names)/ who served in South Africa 1899-1902, in part in fulfilment of regular military service, in part signing up for extra service for the sake of their country, and laid down their lives in order that their brave deeds might rouse posterity to ancient virtue and to manly courge./ The Warden and Fellows had this tablet erected.)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Forename
    Order of information: Random
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • NEW COLLEGE, NORTH RANGE HALL, KITCHEN AND CHAPEL, GREAT QUADRANGLE
  • Grade I
  • 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
  • SONS OF THIS PLACE COMMEMORATION OF THE WAR DEAD IN OXFORD'S COLLEGES AND INSTITUTIONS by UTECHIN, PATRICIA 63 Source: Image Library UKNIWM Published:ROBERT DUGDALE 1998 OXFORD

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