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    Memorial

    Pembroke College, Oxford - WW1 and WW2

    WW1

    Source: Copyright Phil Sills

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    Current Location

    In the college chapel, on the wall opposite the entrance beneath the WW1 memorial window (IWM 106950), Pembroke College, St Aldate's, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1DW, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 51284 05973

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    31952
    Description
    Four gilt plaques, two commemorating each of the First and Second World Wars, set within ornate oak surrounds, each with a broken header. The names are in a single column of black lettering on the main, gilt plaque above a dedicatory plaque whose lettering is also in black.
    Inscription
    PLAQUE ONE AND TWO: MCMXIV - MCMXVIII/ (60 NAMES) PLAQUE THREE AND FOUR: MCMXXXIX - MCMXLV/ (51 NAMES) LOWER PLAQUE BENEATH EACH LIST OF NAMES: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    60
    Died
    60
    Information shown
    forename, surname
    Order of names
    Date of death
    Additional Information
    The college website (see References) explains what appears to be a random order of the names: they are listed by date of death which is not disclosed and the last name of Archibald Gorrie was added in 1931.
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    51
    Died
    51
    Information shown
    surname, forename
    Order of names
    surname

    Components

    Board

    Made from: Wood - Oak


    Condition: Good


    • Pembroke College Archives – email: archives@pmb.ox.ac.uk
    • Pembroke College, Oxford, https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/memorials, accessed 13th September 2023