Memorial

Abingdon Town Memorial

Front view - WW1 & WW2 dedications

Source: Copyright Peter Alhadeff

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Current Location

Junction of High Street with Bath Street, High Street, Abingdon, Vale Of White Horse, Oxfordshire, OX14 5AR, England

SU 49615 97078

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 2201
Description: Square memorial on a three stepped base with a pillar at each corner. 6 o'clock face has inset relief panel with figure of a mourning soldier on. Laurel wreath at centre top of each face. Town arms above names at 3 and 6 o'clock.
Inscription: (6 o' clock) TO THE/ IMPERISHABLE MEMORY/ OF OUR/ GALLANT DEAD/ (Left) WORLD/ WAR 1/ 1914 - 1918 (Right) WORLD/ WAR 2/ 1939 - 1945 (3 o' clock) 1939 - 1945/ (Names) (9 o' clock) (Names) 1939 - 1945/ (Names) (12 o' clock) ABINGDONIANS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ (Names)/ THIS MEMORIAL/ IS RAISED BY THE PEOPLE (OF ABINGDON)/ TO THE MEN OF THIS TOWN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT/ LIVE IN FREEDOM AND PEACE./ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ ON ACTIVE SERVICE SINCE 1945/ (Name)/ N. IRELAND 1981.

Maker(s): Dennis Godfrey, Builder
Mr J G T West MMSA of Abingdon, Designer
Costs: c£800
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Public subscriptions amounted to £713 13s 6d made up of 1139 separate donations. The Borough Council paid incidental expenses and covered a shortfall of just over £7