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Reference WMO/269775

Address:

Botley Road

Osney

Oxford

OX2 0BL

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Brass
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Large brass plaque with coloured central figure of Christ on the Cross and a Disciple & Mary at foot in relief and ornate decoration showing dedication & names. Large, virtually flush, wall mounted, portrait orientated memorial incorporating a highly decorative and colourful moulded frame. Within the upper recessed section of the memorial is a narrow banded array of national flags and shields of England, Ireland and Scotland, occupying the top and sides of a moulded border, in turn, enclosing a raised scene comprising a central haloed figure of Christ upon the Cross flanked by haloed standing figures of, to the left, Mary with arms crossed over her chest and to the right, a Disciple holding a book. Two, scripted banner scrolls, angled upwards, are each behind Mary and the Disciple. A sailor in the left foreground and a soldier in the right foreground are both kneeling and praying before Christ. Below this scene, are incised inscriptions and names.
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When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death / Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers. / + IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM / THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / (82 NAMES in 3 columns) / We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants / whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood.

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