Noke - Oxon - Roll of Honour [combined]
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Norfolk12
N 51° 48.870 W 001° 12.702
30U E 623269 N 5741918
A Simple plaque to Honour the dead from both World Wars in this tiny Oxfordshire village
Waymark Code: WM81GV
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/09/2010
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A stained glass window and a brass plaque to Honour the fallen .
THIS WINDOW WAS SET IN PLACE TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE ENDING OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND ALL THOSE WHO SERVED IN IT.
WE REMEMBER WITH PRIDE TWO MEN FROM THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN THE TWO WORLD WARS:
PRIVATE HENRY [ Harry] GIBBARD, DIED 11 AUGUST 1915 AGED 30 YEARS.
BURIED IN ALEXANDRIA [ Chatby] MILITARY And WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, NORMANDY.
LANCE CORPORAL THOMAS VICTOR WALKER , DIED 07 AUGUST 1944.AGED 23 YEARS. BURIED IN St.CHARLES de PERCY WAR CEMETERY, NORMANDY.
LOOK UP, AND SWEAR BY THE GREEN OF THE SPRING THAT YOU'LL NEVER FORGET
SIEGFRIED SASSOON.
The glass in the west window, depicting entwined poppies, was commissioned to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II. The glass was designed and created by Sharon Campbell.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1995
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Local public subscription
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Physical Address of Monument:
St Giles Church
Noke, Oxfordshire United Kingdom
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