Situated
in the North Aisle, the memorial chapel is in memory of those who
gave their lives in the two World Wars of 1914-18 and 1939-45. The
above photo is of the memorial in coloured marble on the north wall
of the chapel, which carries a figure of Saint George and a list of
the fallen. Across the top of the memorial is this inscription:
AT
TOP NONE UNTIMELY DIE WHO DIE FOR ENGLAND
The main
lefthand panel lists these names for the First World War:
Oxfordshire
Yeomanry
Cpl John Clifford
Pte Reginald Buggins
Oxford & Bucks Light Inf.
Capt Ernest Dashwood
Capt Ashley Ponsonby
2nd Lieut. James Stevens
Coy Sgt Maj Jesse Gubbins
Sergt George Morris
Pte Henry Bowler
Pte James Brooks
Pte Tom Day
Pte Thomas Field
Pte Herbert Hoare
Pte Walter Shayler
Pte Lewis Stroud
Pte Albert Washbrook
Pte James Varney
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Pte Victor Barnes
The main
righthand panel lists these names for the First World War:
Royal
Marine Arty.
Pte Wilfrid Dawson
Herts Yeomanry
Pte William Barnard
Royal Field Arty.
Bty Sgt Maj Edward Joines
Gunr Harry Varney
Royal Warwickshire Regt
Pte William Drinkwater
Pte William Moss
Lancashine Fusiliers
Pte William Tooley
The Cameronians
2nd Lieut. John Marriott
West Riding Regt
Pte Robert Harris
Middlesex Regt
Pte Robert Hedges
London Scottish
Pte George Tidmarsh
Beneath
the central figure of St George on the memorial, are these words:
To
the glory of God and
In memory of the men of Wootton
who died for their country
in the Great War 1914-1919
The three
smaller bottom panels of the memorial commemorate those who died in
the Second World War. The central panel of the three, says:
AND
FOR
THOSE WHO DIED IN THE
WORLD WAR 1939-1945
The
lefthand panel lists these names:
Royal
Navy
L/Sea Frank Mills
O/Sea Edward Henry Moss
Royal Air Force
Sgt J. Douglas Nevitt
And the
righthand panel of the three lists these names:
Royal
Artillery
Capt J. Reginald Jones
Gr. Frank William Brain
Coldstream Guards
Lt. John Ashley Ponsonby
Also
in the memorial chapel are a 17th century altar and bench, each carrying
a commemorative inscription from the early 20th century.
