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Leafield
Town or City: Leafield
County: Oxfordshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1303
Value of grant: £300.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work:
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2005
UKNIWM reference number: 31574
Leafield war memorial lychgate is the entrance to St Michael and All Angels Church in the village. It is constructed of wood and has an inscription on the lintel. Following an application by War Memorials Trust the war memorial was listed at grade II in 2006. The memorial is within the Leafield conservation area.
In 2005 a grant of £300 was given towards repairs to the oak structure and gates, realignment of the gate latch, repairs to the stonework using lime mortar, repointing using lime mortar, repairs to the roof and surface treatments.
The inscription on the memorial reads:
In honoured memory of the
Men of this Parish who laid
down their lives in the Great War
E A Bradley A L Cooper H Empson
R Fellowes A Ferriman C F U Ferriman
A C Franklin E J Hunt E W Hunt C Lock C H Lock
E Pratley C S Pratley A H C Pratley W Shane
D Shirley S Smith C Tyrrell E Watts I P Wilsdon
1939 - 1945
C Holifield H Williams
A Baker R Bond P Chapman R Russell Cooke C Holloway R L???
R Walton A Wiggins
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1303
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 31574
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
