Memorial

Hertford College, Oxford - WW1

Memorial

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Current Location

RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ALTAR, HERTFORD COLLEGE CHAPEL, Catte Street, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BW, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 51612 06426

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
WMR Reference Number: 31924
Description: MARBLE REREDOS WITH DEDICATORY, FIVE-COLUMNED, MARBLE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. THE UPPER HALF OF THE CENTRE PANEL OF THE TABLET HAS A DARK, BRASS PLAQUE ON IT THAT CARRIES THE COMMEMORATION AND THERE IS A STAG'S HEAD FRAMED IN FRONDS ON THE PLAQUE. THE NAMES ARE ON FIVE LIGHTER PANELS BENEATH AND EITHERSIDE OF THE COMMEMORATION. THE REREDROS DEPICTS CHRIST ON THE CROSS WITH MARY AND ANOTHER FIGURE LOOKING UP AT HIM.
Inscription: MCMXIV - MCMXIX/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ THIS MEMORIAL TABLET AND THE REREDOS ADJOINING ARE ERECTED BY THEIR/ FRIENDS AND CONTEMPORARIES THAT THOSE WHO COME AFTER MAY NOT FORGET/ (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 99
Died: 99
Information shown: rank, date died, regiment, initials, surname, decorations
Order of names: year died
Additional Information: The name of Frank Green, the only college servant to be killed, is listed separately and last.

History

Maker(s): SIR THOMAS GRAHAM JACKSON BART, R.A., Designer
George Frampton, Sculptor

Conservation

Components

Backboard

Made from: Wood

Condition: Unknown

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Unknown

Tablet

Made from: Marble

Condition: Unknown

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