St Giles’s church in Oxford is commemorating the 18 men from the parish who died in the first world war. The church stands in the ‘V’ at the junction of the Banbury and Woodstock Roads but it was originally (1086) outside the built-up area of Oxford, in the parish of St Giles.
St Giles’s church, Oxford
Information about each of the 18 men from the parish is displayed on the 100th anniversary of his death.
Thomas George who died on 12 March 1918 aged 48
There is also a map showing where each of them lived,
where they died, and the place of burial or memorial.
It is a painstaking and sensitive piece of work.
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