Memorial

Bodicote

Source: Copyright Nigel Marsh

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Current Location

Close to Churchyard entrance gate,, St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Church Street, Bodicote, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, OX15 4DW, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 46014 37672

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 31207
Description: Large square platform-type base with a moulded-edged, overhanging upper face, supporting a single-stepped square base surmounted by a square to octagonal sectioned transition plinth, moulded foot integral with an octagonal tapering shaft, moulded octagonal boss and ornate wheel-like cross. Plywood boards bearing inscription and names and are attached to the four side faces of plinth. Boards painted black with white lettering. The whole memorial is enclosed by four stone corner posts supporting a chain link fence.
Inscription: North face : TO THE HONOUR OF / THE MEN OF BODICOTE / WHO DIED / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR / EVERMORE East face : 1939 - 1945 / (3 NAMES) / KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION / (1 NAME) South face : (10 Names) West face : (11 Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 21
Died: 21
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Surname

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Manner of death, forename, surname

History

Maker(s): Mills & Thorpe, Designer
A W Sturley, Mason
Maintenance History: c1990's : Replacement boards with names mounted.

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