Memorial
Oxford Union Officers and Members WW2
Oxford Union Officers and Members WW2
Source: David Austin
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- Memorial Type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Oxford
- Town
- Oxford
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945),
- Ceremony
Unveiled
25 February 1949
Archbishop of York (Dr. Cyril Garbett)
Dedicated
25 February 1949
Archbishop of York (Dr. Cyril Garbett)
- Lost
- Not Lost
- WM Reference
- 31997
Current Location
On the wall behind the dais
The Oxford Union
St Michael's Street
Oxford
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 2DU
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 51226 06353
View location on Google Maps- Description
- Tablet mounted on the wall above the dais in the debating chamber. According to 'War Memorials Online' this is a limestone (Hoptonwood), stone tablet showing dedication in English and Latin. Four presidents and four other officers are named on the tablet in incised lettering.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ FUIT ILLORUM MORS ACERBA VIRTUS MEMORABILIS
- Inscription Legible?
- Yes
- Names on Memorial
- Commemorations
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: Yes
Information shown: Forename initials, surname, role, term, year
Order of information:
- Components
Tablet
Measurements: height c 460, width c 915
Materials: Stone - Hopton Wood
- Reference
Staffordshire Sentinel - Friday 31 December 1948 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19481231/058/0003 DAY BY DAY Mr Hugh Fraser and Oxford Memorial
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 26 February 1949 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19490226/167/0006 The Oxford Union commemorates its war dead
Illustrated London News - Saturday 05 March 1949 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001578/19490305/028/0006 PICTORIAL NEWS: A CAMERA RECORD OF EVENTS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
The Sphere - Saturday 12 March 1949 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0001861/19490312/027/0026?browse=true "A CORNER OF OUR HERITAGE OF FREEDOM" (photograph)