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Northbourne
Town or City: Didcot
County: Oxfordshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM451
Value of grant: £200.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Relocation
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2001
UKNIWM reference number: 31410
Northbourne war memorial cross stands in the Garden of Rest at St Peter's Church on Newslands Avenue, in Didcot. The wheel cross stands on a two-stepped base upon which inscriptions and names are carved.
In 2001, War Memorials Trust supported a project to secure the foundations of the war memorial and undertake some re-lettering work with a grant of £200.
The memorial was originally sited outside the former St Peter's Church on Church Street. It was unveiled and dedicated on 15th May 1921.
The inscription on the cross reads:
"In grateful
memory of
the men of Northbourne
who gave their lives
for their country in the
Great War 1914-1919
William G. P Wallace R.N.
Ernest Brind R.G.A.
William Bosley Royal Berks
Hugh R. Dixon Royal Berks
James H. J. Forrest Royal Berks
Stanley A. Hillier Royal Berks
Albert Keats Royal Fusiliers
Arthur Keep Royal Berks
Walter T. Stroud Royal Berks
Robert Bosher Royal Berks"
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM451
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 31410
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
