Memorial

Worcester College, Oxford - WW1

Memorial

Source: Copyright Rich of Warwicks

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Current Location

IN THE QUADRANGLE, WORCESTER COLLEGE, Walton Street, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2HB, England

SP 50946 06503

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 31992
Description: THREE MARBLE TABLETS, SET INTO THE QUAD WALL AND DISPLAYED SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH NAMES ENGRAVED. ABOVE IS THE LATIN COMMEMORATION AND ABOVE THAT A LARGE CROSS.
Inscription: MEMENTOTE GRATIIS CUM DESIDERIO ACTIS HUJUSCE/ COLLEGII ALUMNORUM QUI PRO PATRIAE SALUTE AC FIDE/ DIMICANTES MORTEM NOBILEM OPPETIERUNT* MCMXIV - XIX/ (86 NAMES on 3 tablets) *Translation - Remember in gratitude and in sadness the pupils of this college who died nobly to secure the salvation and honour of their country

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 86
Died: 86
Information shown: Year of matriculation, Surname, Initials
Order of names: Year of matriculation and then surname: the last 2 names are believed to be college servants, not pupils
Additional Information: Tablet 1 covers those who matriculated between 1881 and 1906 (29 names), Tablet 2 1906-1912 (29 names) and Tablet 3 1912 - 1917 (30 names): the list includes D P Hirsh who won the Victoria Cross (Posthumous).

Tablets

Height: c2700mm

Made from: Marble

Condition: Unknown