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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Cherwell
Town
Banbury
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68367

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Current location

1st Floor New Stanbride Building.
Ruskin Road
Banbury
Cherwell
Oxfordshire
OX16 9HY
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 44988 39089
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two boards, one above the other. with the upper having an extension on its upper edge with 'Banbury County School' written on it. The names are in four columns in gold lettering with carved classical pillars each side. Below is a small longitudinal board with a latin inscription.
Inscription
WW1 board: BANBURY/ COUNTY SCHOOL/ WITH PROUD AND LOVING THOUGHTFILNESS OF THOSE/ OF THIS SCHOOL WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 18/ (Names)/ ' AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.' WW2 board: AND OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE 1939 - 45 WAR/ (Names)/ 'THROUGH SUCH SOULS ALONE GOD STOOPING DOWN SHOWS SUFFICIENT OF HIS LIGHT.' Lower board: MEMENTOTE SODALIUM QUI/ EX HAC SCHOLA PROFECTI IUVENES/ MORTEM PRO NOBIS OBIERUNT.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bagnall, J W
Bliss, F H
Boddington, A J
Boxold, H
Braggins, A E
Brennan, D C
Broad, P J G
Busby, E R
Busby, F
Busby, P J
See details for all 77 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 35
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 35
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surnames.
    Order of information: Surnames.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 42
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 42
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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