Magdalen College Oxford WW1 Tablets
WM name reference IWM31935
Current Location:
In the Corridor outside the Chapel between the Great Quad and the Cloisters. Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Description:
A dedicatory, circular plaque at the entrance to the passage from The Cloisters to The Quadrangle. In the passage are 2 sets of name panels, 3 each side, one set with Latin inscription and one with English.
Campaign:
World War 1
Inscription:
CLOISTER ENTRANCE PLAQUE: HAVE IN HONOUR YOU WHO ENTER HERE/ ALL THOSE SONS OF THIS HOUSE/ WHO WENT FORTH TO SERVE IN THE YEARS/ 1914 - 1918 COLUMN ONE: MAJOREM HAC DILECTIONEM NEMO HABET/ UT ANIMAM SUAM PONAT QUIS PRO AMICIS SUIS/ (Names) COLUMN TWO: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ (Names) COLUMN THREE: (NAMES)/ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE WAR OF 1914 - 1918. BE THEIR NAMES ORIFLAMMES OTHER COLUMNS: (NAMES)
| Surname | First Name | Date of Death | Name of Memorial(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzwygram | Frederick | 5-5-1920 | Magdalen College Oxford WW1 Tablets | View |
| Menzies | Alastair | 1-1-1915 | Magdalen College Oxford WW1 Tablets | View |
| Houldsworth | William | 23-9-1914 | Magdalen College Oxford WW1 Tablets | View |
| Inigo-Jones | Henry | 14-9-1914 | Magdalen College Oxford WW1 Tablets | View |
| Mackinnon | Duncan | 9-10-1917 | Magdalen College Oxford WW1 Tablets | View |
Further information:
Find more information about a specific soldier visit findmypast. The Scots Guards are delighted that their Enlistment Books from 1840 to 1938 are now available at:
If you have information on a specific memorial please send it on to the Historical Committee. The Memorial information required is:
- Who or what formation of the Regiment is named on the memorial. What event, dates or other inscriptions on the memorial.
- The country, nearest town/city or other details of location.
- A description of the memorial with a photograph if possible.
- For bigger sites a copy of any advertising information or leaflets would be useful.
Please sent any information that you find to: Michael Campbell-Lamerton
As the information on the database builds up Michael Campbell-Lamerton will be sending regular updates to Archives at RHQ who remains the point of contact about for inquiries on past members of the Regiment.
