Memorial

Thame Parish

Dedication 30th July 1921

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Current Location

Just past the junction of the A4129 and B4445, Upper High Street, Thame, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, OX9 3EZ, England

SP 70908 05670

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 31715
Description: Stone wheel Cross surmounting octagonal pedestal. Pedestal surmounts two-stepped plinth. Plinth stands on four stepped stone base. Dedicatory bronze plaques on pedestal and plinths.
Inscription: FRONT FACE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN EVER GRATEFUL AND PROUD MEMORY OF THE/ MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ "THEIR NAME FOR EVERMORE"/ (NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES) SIDE ONE: FALKLAND ISLANDS/ JUTLAND/ GALLIPOLI/ DARDANELLES/ PALESTINE/ ZEEBRUGGE/ EGYPT/ MEOPOTAMIA SIDE TWO: SOMME/ MONS/ ARRAS/ MARNE/ ITALY/ YPRES/ EAST AFRICA/ INDIAN FRONTIER REAR FACE: THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY/ THE RT. HON. DAVID LLOYD-GEORGE/ PRIME MINISTER OF ENGLAND/ 30 JULY 1921

Maker(s): James T Robinson, Designer
Costs: £1200 in 1921
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 2006: Memorial has been cleaned and repaired. Finance has been agreed to improve the surrounding area during 2006. 2004: Applied for a grant from The Wolfson Foundation. 2024 30 Names were discovered to be missing from the memorial. New plaques were added and the memorial cleaned.