Memorial

Exeter College, Oxford - WW1

Plaque

Source: Copyright Peter Agius

1/4

Current Location

On the wall of the Ante-Chapel., Exeter College, Turl Street, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3DP, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 51476 06386

View location on Google Maps

Names listed on this memorial

Contribute to the War Memorials Register

Send us details and photographs of your local war memorials, to help enhance the information about the people, places and events they commemorate.

Contribute now

This record shows everything IWM currently knows about this memorial. We are continually updating our records.

To share information or photographs, contact us.

Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 31921
Description: A large brass plaque, wall-mounted and on a marble backboard, with the college coats of arms in the top two corners. Between these is the dedication, engraved in black lettering, above the names which are in four columns.
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF THE MEMEBERS OF THIS COLLEGE/ WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/TANQUAM AURUM IN FORNACE PROBAVIT ILLOS DEUS ('God tried them as gold in the furnace')

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 138
Died: 138
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, year of death, country of death, decorations, year of matriculation, other.
Order of names: Year of matriculation and then surname
Additional Information: The list contains one VC winner - John Norwood

War: First World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: Surname, Forenames, Rank, Year of Matriculation
Order of names: Year of Matriculation
Additional Information: Both these men served in the Red Cross

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Made from: Marble

Condition: Unknown

Plaque

Height: 1350mm

Width: 1800mm

Made from: Brass

Report a Concern

War Memorials Trust Reference Number: 92402

To report a concern about the condition of this memorial, visit War Memorial Trust.

Help update these details if the condition is wrong

War MemorialsRegister

Exeter College, Oxford - WW1

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

Contribute to the War Memorials Register

Memorial Details

Commemoration

Conservation

Components

Report a Concern

Exeter College, Oxford - WW1

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

Contribute to the War Memorials Register

Memorial Details

Commemoration

Conservation

Components

Report a Concern

Further Information