Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Five-light stained glass, east window depicts Christ in majesty surrounded by angels, with a kneeling sailor supported by a Saint and a kneeling soldier supported by St. George. Inscription across base of window. Close by is an associated, wall mounted, landscape orientated, stone tablet supported by two corbel stones. An incised design of a square-terminal-armed cross is at top centre, beneath which is the incised main inscription followed by four columns of names and a further shorter inscription verse. These texts are collectively enclosed by a decorative banded design comprising a chain and line border in relief, interrupted at the top by the start and end of war years.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St. James the Great Church
Street
Church Street
Town
West Hanney
County
Country
Postcode
OX12 0LN
OS map ref
SU 40620 92802
Other Details
Tablet is on North wall of Nave
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

West Hanney - St. James The Great Church Parishioners, WW1 Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
(Tablet) : 1914 - 1919 / + / THE EAST WINDOW OF THIS CHURCH WAS ERECTED / BY A GRATEFUL PEOPLE IN PROUD AND HONOURED / MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO DIED / FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR / (29 NAMES in four columns) / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
(Window) : THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN / BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL / GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE
War
How many names are listed in total?
29
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
29
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname,decorations
How is this information ordered?
surname
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
73527
Image
The Memorial Window
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
The Memorial Window
Who is it credited to?
Mike Coyle
Date Taken
07/08/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Mike Coyle
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
80424
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
dsc09923.jpg
Media Image Height
1944
Media Image Width
2592
Media ID
73528
Image
The Associated research of the Fallen.
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
The Associated research of the Fallen.
Who is it credited to?
Mike Coyle
Date Taken
07/08/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Mike Coyle
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
80425
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
dsc09922.jpg
Media Image Height
1944
Media Image Width
2592
Media ID
73530
Image
The Memorial Tablet
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
The Memorial Tablet
Who is it credited to?
Mike Coyle
Date Taken
07/08/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Mike Coyle
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
80428
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
dsc09916.jpg
Media Image Height
1944
Media Image Width
2592
Document(s)
Memorial Document
Document
hanney_ww1.pdf (165.65 KB)
What is the document's caption?
Notes on memorial including names and commemoration (and on another at same location)
Who provided this document?
C Brogan
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
What content type is this document?
Miscellaneous
Reference
139871
Is this document evidence of inscribed names?
Off
Document
names_56.pdf (60.93 KB)
What is the document's caption?
Details on 4 of the deceased gleaned from CWGs in the churchyard
Who provided this document?
C Brogan
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
What content type is this document?
Miscellaneous
Reference
139872
Is this document evidence of inscribed names?
Off