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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Oxfordshire
Town
Chipping Norton
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83688

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Current location

Very limited vehicle access and parking.
St. Mary the Virgin Church
Church Street
Chipping Norton
West Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OX7 5NT
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 31164 27358
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass plaque on internal wall of the church commemorating Lance-Corporal R. L. Pink
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / LANCE-CORPORAL R. L. PINK, SIGNALLER / 2/4 OXFORD & BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY / KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE / JUNE 27TH 1916 / FROM THE BATTALION SIGNAL STATION
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Pink, R. L.
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, initials, surname, regiment, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Oxfordshire Weekly News - Wednesday 05 July 1916 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002304/19160705/046/0005 LOCAL TERRITORIAL KILLED. It is with deep regret we record this week the death of Lance-Corporal R. L. Pink, of the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry (Territorial), who was killed in action on June 28. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Pink, of Blenheim terrace, Chipping Norton, for whom the sincerest sympathy will be extended in the great loss they have sustained. Lance-Corporal Pink, who was only 18 years of age, was formerly in the office of Messrs. William Bliss and Son. Ltd., and as a member of the local Company of Territorials was called up on mobilisation in August, 1914. His period of training was longer than that of his comrades of the first Territorial Battalion, as, on account of his age, he was not able to proceed with them to France. In fact, he had only been in France exactly five weeks to the day of his death. The sad news was conveyed to his bereaved parents on Monday by a letter from his chum, Private C. King, and also by a letter from the Chaplain the same morning. The former said, "I am very, very sorry to have to convey to you the sad news of the death of Reg. As he was walking along the firing line last night a shot struck him in the head, and he died in a short time, remaining unconscious the few moments he was alive after being hit." He expressed his own and the sympathy of the boys of the section to the bereaved parents, adding that their deceased comrade had fulfilled his duty nobly. The Chaplain also wrote a sympathetic letter, adding that be had buried the gallant lad that afternoon in a quiet cemetery near where he was killed, and that a cross would be erected to his memory in a few days. He asked the parents to accept his deep sympathy in their com sad loss, and trusted that God would bless and them in their trial.

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