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    Memorial

    Bloxham

    Source: Copyright John Gilchrist

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    Current Location

    Junction of Old Bridge Road & High Street,, Bloxham War Memorial, Old Bridge Road, Bloxham, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, OX15 4LX, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 43023 35814

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    26581
    Description
    Three-stepped circular base surmounted by a square sectioned plinth incorporating four inset inscription & name tablets, square bolster, circular sectioned parallel-sided shaft, boss & cross. The whole memorial stands within a small paved area adjacent to roadside.
    Inscription
    6 o'clock plinth face : 1914 - 1919 / THEY GAVE - WE HAVE / THE GREAT WARS / 1939 - 1945 9 o'clock plinth face : (17 NAMES) 12 o'clock plinth face : (16 NAMES) 3 o'clock plinth face : 1939 - 1945 / (9 NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    33
    Died
    33
    Information shown
    Initials, surname
    Order of names
    Surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    9
    Died
    9
    Information shown
    Initials, surname
    Order of names
    Surname
    Maker(s)
    • Lawrence Turner, Sculptor

    • J F Booth and Son of Banbury , Stone Carver

    Sponsor Type
    public
    Sponsored By
    Funded by house-to-house collections with the remaining balance donated to the Horton Infirmary.

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    Sunday 26 September 1920

    Mr W Bradford (the chairman of the memorial committee)

    Unveiled

    Sunday 26 September 1920

    Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Rhys Williams Bart MP.Mr H Eagles, a representative of the Bloxham Wesleyan Church, gave the opening address and Rev O K Evans read the appointed prayer.

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good