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Longcot Village
Town or City: Faringdon
County: Oxfordshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1995
Value of grant: £100.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Adding and/or correcting inscriptions/names
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2003
UKNIWM reference number: 31709
Longcot war memorial is a small Celtic cross on an irregular plinth. It stands in the Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin in the village.
In 2003 a decision was made to add the name of Major Bruce Mitchell-Taylor DSO, MC and Bar. Research on the Commonwelath War Graves Commission revealed that Major Mitchell-Taylor was the son of village residents. War Memorials Trust gave £100 towards the cost of the works.
The memorial was unveiled on 5 December 1920 by Lt Col Pimm. It was paid for by public subscription.
The inscription and names on the memorial read:
To the
Glory of God
and
in honoured memory of
the men of this Parish
who fell in the Great War
1914 - 1918
Their name liveth for evermore
1939 - 1945
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1995
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 31709
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
