The men on the memorial

Son of a farmer, born in West Lavington, Wiltshire. Moved to Sunningwell as a child. Educated at Radley and Lincoln College, Oxford. Career soldier who joined the army in 1912

Address: Bayworth Manor, Sunningwell

Son of a barrister, born in Manchester and grew up in the West Country. Destined for the University Oxford, but turned 18 near the end of 1916 and joined up immediately. Widowed mother moved to Sunningwell

Address: Holmwood, Boars Hill

Son of a carpet manufacturer, born in Abingdon. Moved to Sunningwell as a child, educated at Abingdon School and then joined a chartered accountant’s office as a student. Became aviator just before the war

Address: White Lodge, Foxcombe Hill

Son of a solicitor, born in Edgbaston, brother of Richard below. Read Mathematics then Law at Trinity College, Cambridge. Friend of Wittgenstein. Unfit for service, worked as test pilot. Not officially deemed “War dead”

Address: Glenfield, Foxcombe Hill

Son of a solicitor, born in Harborne, Staffs, brother of David above. Educated at Marlborough College and in 1913 went up to Balliol College, Oxford to read Chemistry but left after one year to go to war

Address: Glenfield, Foxcombe Hill

Son of a wealthy rope manufacturer, born in Sunderland. Family moved to Sunningwell when he was 13. Educated at Radley and Magdalen College, Oxford, and then articled to an Oxford firm of solicitors.

Address: Brumcombe, Foxcombe Hill

Son of an agricultural labourer, born and bred in Sunningwell and attended school there. Trained in Stoke Poges as golf professional and worked at Frilford Heath Golf Club. Not officially deemed “War dead”

Address: Bayworth, Sunningwell

Son of a silk broker, born and bred in Warwickshire. Graduate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Planned to get ordained. His brother in Sunningwell was his next-of-kin

Address: Overdale, Foxcombe Hill

Son of a labourer, born and bred in Sunningwell and attended school there. Bell-ringer at the church. Worked first as a carter, then joined the army in 1901, but a labourer again by 1912

Address: Bayworth, Sunningwell

Son of a single woman (father unknown), born and bred in Sunningwell. Brought up by his grandparents, and working as an agricultural labourer by the age of 13

Address: Long Furlong, Sunningwell

Son of a shepherd, born and bred in Sunningwell and attended school there. Worked as a groom/gardener. Bell-ringer at the church

Address: Long Furlong, Sunningwell

Son of a blacksmith, born and bred in Bampton, Oxfordshire. Moved with his father to Sunningwell by 1914 to work as Cripps & Son, blacksmiths. Bell-ringer at Sunningwell Church

Address: Sunningwell, presumably at the forge

Son of a gardener, born and bred at Lee in Kent. Worked there as a gardener’s assistant. His parents moved to Sunningwell around the time of the war

Address: Lydgate, Foxcombe Hill

Son of a cowman, born in Heythrop. Worked as an under-carter on a farm. Family moved to Sunningwell after 1911. Died in hospital in Oxford (Examination Schools) and had full military funeral

Address: Sunningwell

Son of the farmer at Yatscombe Farm, born in Skirmett, Buckinghamshire but grew up in Sunningwell and attended school there. Missing from the 1911 census and may have moved away

Address: Yatscombe Farm, Foxwell Hill

Son of the Samuel Dukinfield Darbishire (Physician at the Radcliffe Infirmary from 1879), born in Kensington. Educated at Magdalen College School and Balliol College. Lecturer in Genetics at Oxford and then Edinburgh

Address: Grey House, Foxcombe Hill