Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
South Oxfordshire
Town
Didcot
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
88395

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Current location

Available to view by appointment only
Didcot Railway Centre
Didcot
South Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OX11 7NJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 52520 90512
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Printed paper illuminated scroll. The list of names is surrounded by a border depicting images of railway work alternating with war service, and the motto 'sed miles sed pro patria'. Names of those who died underlined. The Roll of Honour is hand-written so possible some initials might have been mis-transcribed when copying here. There is also a copy in the National Railway Museum.
Inscription
BARRY RAILWAY/ EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1918/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ NAMES OF THOSE CONNECTED WITH THE COMPANY WHO/ HAVE RESPONDED TO THE CALL OF DUTY/ (Names) / THE NAMES UNDERLINED DENOTE KILLED / sed miles .. sed pro patria
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ackerman, F.
Ackerman, H.
Acland, D.
Adams, F. W.
Addicot, G.
Akers, J.
Allison, P.
Andrews, A. F.
Andrews, A. J.
Ansell, S. C.
See details for all 823 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 823
    Served and returned: 759
    Died: 64
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Initials, surname, job and died or returned
    Order of information: By job department and then alphabetically by first letter of the surname
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • National Railway Museum www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/sites/default/files/2018-03/Remembrance resource pack.pdf 2004-7429 Letter dated 28 January 1920 from the Barry Railway Company to A.H. Cook presenting a copy of the Roll of Honour containing the names of all the men from the Company who served in the Great War. 2004-7430 Roll of Honour bearing the names of those connected with the Barry Railway Company who responded to the call of duty to serve in the European War of 1914-1918, presented to A.H.Cook.

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