Over the next four years or so (2014-2019) we plan to build a general resource centred on the War Memorials across the county of Oxfordshire.
To start the ball rolling, here are a few words and a long list from John Blakeman, the OFHS War Memorials Coordinator.
To correct or add to this list, please either leave a comment on this page (see foot), contact John directly by post (24 Newland Close, Eynsham, WITNEY, OX29 4LE) or send an email to war-memorials@ofhs.uk which will be received and passed on by the webmaster.
How was your town or village affected ?
Memorials in towns and villages tell us what people felt at the time.
There are about 106 free-standing war memorials in the county and scores of other plaques, gates, panels and other kinds. Around 321 Churches in the county have memorials, most have several.
Where a church and a war memorial are shown on the list below, the memorial is in addition to anything in the church or churchyard. .
The list is incomplete – do tell us of any missing and also of new ones.
Several War Memorials have now ‘disappeared’ – details are known but they are not listed here.
You can find more information on War Memorials Archive (formerly the UK National Inventory of War Memorials [UKNIWM]). Many memorials, including photographs, are included on village or church websites.
Photographs of many of the memorials were on – www.oxfordshirewarmemorials.co.uk – but this site has disappeared, hopefully it will return …
Another very useful site is War Memorials Online – I will add direct links as and when time permits.
Oxfordshire Family History Society (OFHS) have details/information on almost all of the Oxfordshire War Memorials.
Notes: Schools will have restricted access. The Oxford Colleges may also have restricted access. (AMB) indicates memorials on an active military base. (PP) indicates memorial is on Private Land/Premises. R.A.F. Memorial - indicates a Memorial at site of a World War 2 air crash except when at R.A.F. Benson. 'Family graves' which have a commemoration for a man/woman who died on active service and buried elsewhere, are termed war memorials - not all these are known.
Abingdon War Memorial. St. Helen's Church. St. Nicholas Church. Trinity Church (Methodist/URC, includes plaque from former Congregational Church in The Square) Abingdon School Several Memorials Abingdon (AMB) War Memorial, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, South Africa Edward Brooks Barracks (Memorial previously in Oxford) Other memorials. Adderbury St. Mary's Church. [with Milton (Banbury)]. Adwell With Stoke Talmage Albury St. Helen's Church. Includes Tiddington Alkerton With Shennington. Alvescot War Memorial. St. Peter's Church. Ambrosden St. Mary's Church. Appleford St. Peter & St. Paul Church. Appleton - with Eaton War Memorial. St. Laurence Church. https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/197449 Ardington War Memorial. Holy Trinity Church. Ardley - with Fewcott St. Mary's Church. Arncott Arncott Methodist - plaque now in St. Mary's, Ambrosden Ascott-under Wychwood Holy Trinity Church. Recreation Ground. Ashbury War Memorial. St. Mary's Church. Asthall Former St. Nicholas Church (PP). Aston War Memorial. St. James Church. Aston Rowant St. Peter & St. Paul Church. Includes Kingston Blount. Aston Tirrold St. Michael's Church. Also includes Aston Upthorpe. Aston Upthorpe War Memorial All Saints Church Baldons See Marsh Baldon and Toot Baldon. Balscote St. Mary Magdalene Church. Bampton War Memorial. St. Mary the Virgin Church. Town Hall. Banbury St. Mary's Church. St. Paul's Church (Neithrop) Methodist Church. Memorial Cross in Peoples' Park. Banbury Post Office. Northern Aluminium Company. Banbury Banbury County School - check as name now changed ?? Barford Barford St. Michael Church. St. John & St. Michael Baulking St. Nicholas Church. Beckley and Stowood The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Begbroke No memorial. Benson (or Bensington) War Memorial. St. Helen's Church Benson R.A.F. (AMB) Several memorials. Berinsfield American Memorial. Warburton Memorial. CHURCH ??? Berrick Salome St. Helen's Church Besselsleigh St. Lawrence Church. Bix with Assendon St. James Church Bicester St. Edburg's Church. Methodist and Congrgational Churches. Bicester Post Office in Sorting Office (PP) Black Bourton War Memorial. St. Mary the Virgin Church. R.A.F. Memorial (PP). Blackthorn Blackthorn Independent Chapel - now in Ambrosden (?) Bladon War Memorial. Bletchington (Bletchingdon) St. Giles Church. Blewbury St. Michael's Church. Bloxham War Memorial. St. Mary - Our Lady of Bloxham Church. Bloxham Ex-Servicemans Hall. Bloxham Bloxham C of E Primary School - Memorial Trees Bloxham All Saints School - several memorials.. Bodicote St. John the Baptist Church. Bourton (Faringdon) St. James Church. Bourton (Banbury) See Great Bourton Botley Cemetery Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Brightwell Baldwin. St. Bartholomew's Church Brightwell-cum-Sotwell War Memorial. St. Agatha's Church. St. James Church, Sotwell - WW1 Family Grave (War Mem) Britwell Salome None Recorded Brize Norton War Memorial. St. Britius Church. Broadwell St. Peter & St. Paul Church. Broughton With North Newington. St. Mary the Virgin Church Broughton Poggs (With Filkins) St. Peter's Church. Bruern Included in Milton-under-Wychwood. Buckland War Memorial St. Mary the Virgin Church. Memorial Hall. Bucknell St. Peter's Church. Burford War Memorial. St. John the Baptist Church. Burford Burford Priory (PP) Burford Burford School Buscot St. Mary's Church. Carterton War Memorial. Memorial Trees. Repatriation Memorial Garden. Cassington War Memorial. St. Peter's Church. Caulcot See Lower Heyford. Caversfield St. Laurence Church. Chadlington St. Nicholas Church. Memorial Hall. Chalgrove War Memorial. St. Mary's Church. John Hampden Monument (English Civil War) Chalgrove Airfield WW2 American Memorial. Charlbury St. Mary the Virgin Church. Charlton Holy Trinity Church. Charlton-on-Otmoor War Memorial Gate Pillars. St. Mary's Church. Charney Bassett War Memorial. St. Peter's Church. Chastleton St. Mary the Virgin Church. Checkendon St. Peter & St. Paul Church. Chesterton St. Mary the Virgin Church. Childrey War Memorial. St. Mary the Virgin Church. Chilson See Shorthampton. Chilton All Saints Church. Chimney None recorded. Chinnor War Memorial. St. Andrew's Church. Chipping Norton War Memorial. St. Mary the Virgin Church. Baptist Church. Chipping Norton School. R.A.F. Memorial. War Memorial Hospital. Chislehampton St. Katherine's Church. Cholsey War Memorial. St. Mary's Church. Plaque in Village Pavilion. Church Hanborough St. Peter & St. Paul Church. Churchill and Sarsden War Memorial. All Saints Church. Clanfield War Memorial. St. Stephen's Church. Village Hall. Claydon with Clattercote St. James Church. Clifton Hampden St. Michael and All Angels Church. Village Hall. Cogges War Memorial (Newland) St. Mary's Church. Cokethorpe School Plaque re Ducklington. Coleshill War Memorial. All Saints Church. Coleshill House Memorial trees etc. Combe War Memorial. St. Laurence Church. Compton Beauchamp War Memorial. St. Swithuns Church. Cornbury None recorded. Cornwell St. Peter's Church (PP) Cote None Recorded ? Cothill See Dry Sandford Cottisford St. Mary the Virgin Church. Cowlease Wood R.A.F. Memorial Cowley St. James Church - former Oxfordshire L.I. regimentalchapel, regimental memorials. Cowley Memorials. Crawley War Memorial. Cropredy St. Mary the Virgin Church. Crowell Church of The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Cowmarsh Gifford St. Mary Magdalen Church. With Newnham Murren. Crowmarsh Gifford S.O.D.C. Offices - Memorial garden. Cuddesdon All Saints Church - with Ripon College, Cuddesdon Culham St. Paul's Church. Former Culham College (now a school) Cumnor War Memorial. St. Michael's Church. Curbridge No memorial at this time - one being planned. Cuxham Holy Rood Church. With Easington Deddington Includes Clifton & Hempton. St. Peter & St. Paul Church. Denchworth St. James the Great Church. The Fox Public House. Didcot War Memorial (Garden of Remembrance). All Saints Church. St. Peter's Church (Northbourne) Some other small memorials. Didcot (AMB) Memorial Wall on site Vauxhall Barracks Streets on new estate in Didcot named (2014) after same men/women. Dorchester on Thames War Memorial. Dorchester Abbey. Drayton (Abingdon) St. Peter's Church. Drayton (Banbury) St. Peters Church. Drayton St. Leonard War Memorial. Dry Sandford St. Helen's Church. Ducklington War Memorial. Dunsden War Memorial. Includes Eye. Duns Tew St. Mary Magdalene Church. Easington See Cuxham East Challow St. Nicholas Church. East Hagbourne War Memorial. St. Andrew's Church. East Hanney RBL Memorial Hall. East Hendred War Memorial. St. Augustine's Church. Eaton Hastings St. Michael & All Angels Church. Elsfield St. Thomas of Canterbury Church Emmington St. Nicholas Church. Enstone St. Kenelm's Church. Epwell St Anne's Church. Ewelme St. Mary's Church. Wayside Shrine Eye & Dunsden with Binfield See Dunsden Eynsham War Memorial. St. Leonard's Church. Baptist Church. Eynsham Social & Sports Club. Faringdon War Memorial. All Saints Church.. Faringdon United Church. Fawler See Finstock Fencott With Murcott - both included in Charlton-on-Otmoor. Fernham St. John the Evangelist Church. Fewcott With Ardley Fifield St. John the Baptist Church. Filkins War Memorial. St. Peter's Church. Finmere St. Michael's Church. Finstock & Fawler War Memorial. Forest Hill & Shotover War Memorial. St. Nicholas Church Freeland St. Mary the Virgin Church. Frilford See Marcham Fringford St. Michael & All Angels Church. Fritwell St. Olave's Church. Fulbrook War Memorial. St. James the Great Church. Fyfield St. Nicholas Church. Garford War Memorial. St. Luke's Church. Garsington War Memorial. Playing Field. St. Mary's Church Glympton St. Mary's Church. Godington No memorial. Goosey All Saints Church. Goring Heath None Recorded Goring St. Thomas of Canterbury Church. Gosford Included in Kidlington. Grafton and Radcot None Recorded Great Bourton All Saints Church. Great Coxwell War Memorial. St. Giles Church. Great Haseley War Memorial. St. Peter's Church. Great Milton St. Mary the Virgin Church Great Rollright St. Andrew's Church. Great Tew St. Michael & All Angels Church. Grove St. John the Baptist Church. Grove Ex. Airfield site - American Memorial. Hailey War Memorial. . Church ??? Hampton Gay No memorial.. Hampton Poyle St. Mary's Church. Hanwell St. Peter's Church. Hardwick cum Tusmore No Memorial. Hardwick No Memorial. Harpsden St. Margaret's Church Harwell War Memorial. St. Matthew's Church. Harwell Ex Airfield site - War Memorial. Hatford St. George's Church. Headington St. Andrew's Church. Headington All Saints Church, Highfield Headington Quarry Holy Trinity Church. Headington Lime Walk Methodist Church. Headington Conservative Club Henley-on-Thames St. Mary the Virgin Church. Town Hall. War Memorial Hospital. OTHERS ???? Hethe War Memorial. Heythrop St. Nicholas Church. Highmoor St. Paul's Church. Hinton Waldrist St. Margaret of Antioch Church. Also see Longworth and District History Society Holton St. Bartholomew's Church. Holwell St. Mary the Virgin Church. Hook Norton St. Peter's Church. War Memorial Hall (Village Hall) Horley St. Etheldreda's Church. Hornton St. John the Baptist Church. Horspath St. Giles Church.Horspath Hub (former Methodist Chapel) Horton-cum-Studley St. Barnabas Church. Idbury St. Nicholas Church. Iffley St. Mary the Virgin Church. Ipsden War Memorial. St. Mary's Church. Islip War Memorial. St. Nicholas Church. Kelmscott St. George's Church. Kencot War Memorial. St. George's Church. Kennington War Memorial. Memorial Field. Kiddington St. Nicholas Church. with Asterleigh Kidlington St. Mary the Virgin Church. Thames Valley Police Headquarters - memorial covering all Police Forces that amalgamated to form TVP. Kidmore End St. John the Baptist Church. Memorial Hall. Kingham St. Andrews Church. Kingham Hill School School Chapel. Kingston Bagpuize War Memorial. St. John the Baptist Church. and Southmoor Also see Longworth and District History Society Kingston Lisle War Memorial. St. John's Church. Kirtlington War Memorial. St. Mary's Church. Langford Wall Memorial. St. Matthew's Church. Launton War Memorial. St. Mary's Church. Leafield St. Michael & All Angels Church. Letcombe Bassett St. Michael & All Angels Church. Letcombe Regis St. Andrew's Church. Lew Holy Trinity Church. Lewknor St. Margaret's Church. (includes Postcombe) Little Coxwell St. Mary's Church. Little Faringdon Parish Church. Little Milton St. James Church. Littlemore St. Mary & St. Nicholas Church. Royal British Legion Memorial Little Rollright No Memorial Little Tew St. John the Evangelist Church. Little Wittenham War Memorial. Littleworth Church of The Holy Ascension. Lockinge All Saints Church. Longcot St. Mary the Virgin Church. Long Hanborough War Memorial. Church ? Long Wittenham War Memorial. St. Mary the Virgin Church. Longworth St. Mary's Church. Also see Longworth and District History Society Lower Heyford St. Mary's Church. Lyford St. Mary the Virgin Church. Lyneham Included in Milton-under-Wychwood. Mapledurham St. Margaret's Church. Marcham War Memorial. All Saints Church. Marsh Baldon St. Peter's Church. Merton St. Swithun's Church. Middle Aston See Steeple Aston. Middle Barton War Memorial Hall & Playing Fields. Middleton Stoney All Saints Church. Milcombe St. Laurence Church. Milton (Didcot) St. Blaise Church. Milton (Banbury) St. John the Evangelist Church. (with Adderbury) Milton-under-Wychwood St. Simon & St. Jude Church. (Includes Bruern and Lyneham) Minster Lovell War Memorial. St. Kenelm's Church. Mixbury All Saints Church. Mollington All Saints Church. Moreton War Memorial Moulsford St. John the Baptist Church. Murcott Methodist Chapel. Nether Worton St. James Church. Nettlebed St. Bartholomew's Church. New Hinksey St. John the Evangelist Church. Includes South Hinksey. New Marston War Memorial. Memorial Trees and Bench. Newington None recorded. Newton Purcell St. Michael's Church. & Shelswell Noke St. Giles Church. North Aston St. Mary's Church. North Hinksey St. Lawrence Church. North Leigh St. Mary's Church. War Memorial Hall. North Moreton All Saints Church. Northmoor St. Deny's Church. Memorial Hall. North Newington See Broughton North Stoke St. Mary the Virgin Church. Nuffield Holy Trinity Church. Nuneham Courtenay All Saints Church (redundant - PP) Oddington St. Andrew's Church. Old Marston St. Nicholas Church. Over Norton Memorial plaque on cottage. Over Worton War Memorial Oxford City City War Memorial, St. Giles. Oxford City The Tirah Memorial (Oxfordshire L.I.) Bonn Square Oxford City Ox & Bucks L.I. Memorial - Rose Hill/Church Cowley Road Oxford City Christ Church Cathedral - Regimental Chapel for the Ox. & Bucks. L.I. and also Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars Oxford City St. Aldates Church. Oxford City St. Andrew's Church, Linton Road Oxford City St. Barnabas Church. Includes St. Paul's Church. Oxford City St. Clements Church Oxford City St. Cross Church. Oxford City St. Ebbe's Church. Oxford City Holy Trinity Church (demolished) - see St. Ebbes Church. Oxford City St. Frideswide's Church. Oxford City St. Giles Church. Oxford City St. Mary & St. John Church. Oxford City St. Mary Magdalen Church. Oxford City St. Margaret's Church. Oxford City St. Mary the Virgin Church. (The University Church) Oxford City St. Matthew's Church, Grandpont. Oxford City St. Michael at the North Gate. (The City Church) See: Oxford City WWI Honour Roll See: Oxford City WWII Honour Roll Oxford City St. Michael & All Angels Church, Lonsdale Road Oxford City Summertown War Memorial Oxford City St. Peter Le Bailey Church. (now the Chapel of St. Peter's College) Oxford City St. Philip & St. James Church - now the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. Oxford City St. Thomas the Martyr Church. Oxford City St. Columba's Presbyterian Church. Oxford City Wesley Memorial Church. (includes Walton St. Chapel) Oxford City Oratory Church of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Oxford City Oxford Synagogue Oxford City The Dragon School - War Memorial Cross etc. Oxford City Summer Fields School - several memorials Oxford City St. Edwards School - several memorials Oxford City Magdalen College School - several memorials Oxford Spires Academy Rolls of Honour for Southfield School etc. Oxford City Town Hall - several memorials Oxford City Old County Hall - County Council Staff memorial Oxford City War Memorial, Morrell's Brewery Oxford City St. Aldates Police Station - Oxford City Police (PP) Oxford City Oxford Post Office memorial - current location ?? Oxford City Oxford University Press Oxford City Radcliffe Infirmary Chapel - former. Oxford City Churchill Hospital - American memorials etc. Oxford City Oxford Co-operative Society memorial (PP) Oxford City East Oxford Liberal Club - now The Crown house Club (??) Oxford City Holywell Cemetery Oxford City Oxford Crematorium Oxford University All Souls College Oxford University Balliol College Oxford University Brasenose College Oxford University Christ Church Oxford University Corpus Christi College Oxford University Exeter College Oxford University Harris Manchester College Oxford University Hertford College Oxford University Jesus College Oxford University Keble College Oxford University Lincoln College Oxford University Magdalen College Oxford University Mansfield College Oxford University Merton College Oxford University New College Oxford University Oriel College Oxford University Pembroke College Oxford University The Queen's College Oxford University Rhodes House Oxford University St. Catherine's College Oxford University St. Edmund Hall Oxford University St. Hugh's College Oxford University St. John's College Oxford University Trinity College Oxford University University College Oxford University Wadham College Oxford University Wolfson College - R.A.F. Memorial Oxford University Worcester College Piddington St. Nicholas Church. Pishill with Stonor Parish Church. Prescote None Recorded Pryton St. Mary's Church. R.A.F. Memorial (PP). Pusey All Saints Church. Radley St. James the Great Church. Radley College Several Memorials. Ramsden War Memorial. St. James Church. Memorial Hall. Risington & Sandhills No Memorial Rotherfield Greys War Memorial (at Greys Green). St. Nicholas Church. Rotherfield Peppard All Saints Church. War Memorial Hall. Rousham St. Leonard & St. James Church (PP). Salford St. Mary's Church. Sandford St. Martin Parish Church. Sandford-on-Thames St. Andrew's Church. Shellingford St. Faith's Church. Shenington with Alkerton War Memorial. Holy Trinity Church. Shifford None recorded. Shillingford See Warborough. Shilton War Memorial. Shiplake War Memorial. St. Peter & St. Paul Church. War Memorial Hall. Shippon St. Mary Magdalene Church. Shipton-on-Cherwell Holy Cross Church. and Thrupp Shipton-under-Wychwood War Memorial. St. Mary the Virgin Church. Shirburn All Saints Church. Shrivenham St. Andrew's Church. Shorthampton All Saints Church. Shutford War Memorial. St. Martin's Church. Sibford Gower Holy Trinity Church. & Sibford Ferris Somerton St. James Church. Souldern St. Mary's Church. South Hinksey See New Hinksey - St. John the Evangelist Church. South Leigh St. James the Great Church. South Moreton St. John the Baptist Church. Southmoor See Kingston Bagpuize. South Newington St. Peter Ad Vincula Church. South Stoke St. Andrew's Church. Sparsholt Holy Rood Church. Spelsbury All Saints Church. War Memorial Hall. Stadhampton St. John the Baptist Church. Standlake St. Giles Church. Stanford-in-the-Vale St. Deny's Church. Stanton Harcourt St. Michael's Church. Memorial & Millennium Hall. Stanton St. John St. John the Baptist Church. Steeple Aston War Memorial. Parish Church. Memorial Rousham Hall Park Steeple Barton St. Mary's Church. Steventon War Memorial. St. Michael & All Angels Church. Stoke Lyne St. Peter's Church. Stoke Row St. John the Evangelist Church. Stoke Talmage St. Mary Magdalen Church. (Includes Adwell). Stonesfield War Memorial. Stratton Audley St. Mary & St. Edburga Church. Sunningwell St. Leonard's Church. Sutton Courtenay War Memorial. All Saints Church. Swalcliffe St. Peter & St. Paul Church. Swerford War Memorial. Swinbrook with Widford St. Mary's Church. Swyncombe War Memorial (at Cookley Green) Church ?. Sydenham St. Mary's Church. Tackley St. Nicholas Church. Tadmarton St. Nicholas Church. Taynton St. John the Evangelist Church. Tetsworth War Memorial. St. Giles Church. Thame War Memorial. St. Mary's Church. Thame Museum. Thame Lord Williams School (Check name ?) Tiddington with Albury See Albury Toot Baldon St. Lawrence Church. Towersey War Memorial Hall. Tubney St. Lawrence Church. Uffington St. Mary's Church. Upper Heyford St. Mary's Church. F111E Air crash site. Upton St. Mary's Church. Upton Methodist Church. Wallingford War Memorial. St. Mary-le-More Church. R.A.F. Memorial. Post Office (Delivery Office). Wallingford Cemetery (??) Wantage St. Peter & St. Paul Church. Baptist Church. King Alfred's School (Check name change ???) Warborough War Memorial. St. Laurence Church. (includes Shillingford) Wardington St. Mary Magdalen Church Watchfield St. Thomas's Church. Water Eaton No Memorial Waterperry with Thomley St Mary the Virgin Church. Waterstock War Memorial. St. Leonard's Church. Watlington War Memorial. St. Leonard's Church. Wendlebury St. Giles Church. West Challow St. Laurence Church. West Hagbourne Memorial Bus Shelter. West Hanney St. James the Great Church. West Hendred Holy Trinity Church. Westcott Barton St. Edward the Confessor Church. Weston-on-the Green St. Mary the Virgin Church. Wheatfield St. Andrew's Church. Westwell War Memorial Wheatley War Memorial. St. Mary the Virgin Church. Whitchurch War Memorial. Wigginton St. Giles Church. Witney War Memorial. St. Mary's Church. Methodist Church. The Leys Recreation Ground. Witney Museum. Henry Box School. Wolvercote Airmens memorial, Godstow Road Wolvercote St. Peter's Church. Memorial Field (Godstow Road) Woodcote War Memorial. Woodcote Oratory School - several memorials. Woodeaton Holy Rood Church. Woodstock War Memorial. St. Mary Magdalene Church. Methodist Church. Town Hall. Woolstone All Saints Church. Wootton (Abingdon) St. Peter's Church. Wootton (Woodstock) St. Mary the Virgin Church. Playing Field Worton See Over Worton Worton (Cassington) No Memorial. Wroxton All Saints Church. Wythem War Memorial. All Saints Church. Yarnton St. Bartholomew's Church. Yelford No Memorial Youlbury Scout War Memorial (PP)
Information collected and collated by John Blakeman, OFHS War Memorials Coordinator.
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Christopher got here first and changed the links appropriately; they had not been updated for the reorganisation into the Members’ Area after the initial import. I have turned them into relative links, which means WordPress should now properly track them in case there is any further reorganisation in the future.
Checking this list out of interest, I note that the links to Oxford City WW1 and WW2 Honour Rolls are not functioning.
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