World War I and All Souls College

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war memorials in the College chapel - WWI on left, WW2 on right
carved gilt angels in the College chapel rafters

MEMENTOTE INTER HOS
PARIETES HUIUSCE COLLEGII
ALUMNORUM ET FAMULORUM
QUI PRO PATRIA MILITANTES
MORTEM OPPETIUERUNT
MCMXIV – XVIII

[Remember within these walls the sons and servants of this College who met their deaths when fighting for their Country, 1914-18]

The College lost six fellows, three servants, and three bible clerks.

Gerald Rupert Laurie ANDERSON
  • Examination Fellow 1913 (not attested) (Trinity College).
  • First Class, Moderations, 1910.
  • First Class, Literae Humaniores, 1912.
  • Cheshire Regiment, Second Lieutenant/later Captain.
  • Died: 9th November 1914, near Hooge, aged 25.
  • Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Alan Edward Grey HULTON
  • Examination Fellow 1908  (New College).
  • First Class, Moderations, 1906.
  • First Class, Literae Humaniores, 1908.
  • Gladstone Prize, 1905.
  • Army Service Corps, Lieutenant.
  • Died: 6th June 1915 of wounds received at St.Jean, near Ypres, on 25th April 1915, aged 29.
  • Memorial: Bristol (Canford) Cemetery.
John Douglas Henderson RADCLIFFE
  • Examination Fellow, 1910 (Balliol College).
  • First Class, Classical Moderations, 1906.
  • Second Class, Literae Humaniores, 1908.
  • King’s Royal Rifle Corps, Captain.
  • Died: 30th July 1915 of wounds received in action, near Hooge, aged 30.
  • Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Sir Foster Hugh Egerton CUNLIFFE
  • Examination Fellow, 1898 (New College).
  • Third Class, Moderations, 1896.
  • Second Class, History, 1898.
  • Rifle Brigade, Major.
  • Died: 10th July 1916, Battle of the Somme.
  • Memorial: Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert.
Raymond ASQUITH
  • Examination Fellow, 1902 (Balliol College).
  • First Class, Moderations, 1899.
  • First Class, Literae Humaniores, 1901.
  • First Class, Law, 1902.
  • Craven (1898) and Ireland Scholar (1900).
  • Prox. Hertford, 1898.
  • Grenadier Guards, Lieutenant.
  • Died: 15th September 1916, Battle of the Somme.
  • Memorial: Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont.
Patrick Houston SHAW STEWART
  • Examination Fellow, 1910 (Balliol College).
  • First Class, Moderations, 1908.
  • First Class, Literae Humaniores, 1910.
  • Ireland Scholar (1907) and Hertford Scholarship (1908).
  • Royal Naval Volunteer Research, Lieutenant Commander.
  • Croix de Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.
  • Croix de Guerre.
  • Died: 30th December 1917, killed in action.
  • Memorial: Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery.
John Euel Witherden BATH
  • Bible Clerk.
  • Matric. 1912.
  • Royal Berkshire Regiment, Captain.
  • Died: 22nd December 1915, in action, aged 22.
  • Memorial: Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy.
Aubrey Charles NEALE
  • Bible Clerk.
  • Matric.1911.
  • Cameronian (Scottish Rifles), Second Lieutenant.
  • Died: 1st August 1917, in action, at Ypres, aged 23.
  • Memorial: Brandhoek New Military Cemetery.
Francis Hugh Tilney STONEX
  • Bible Clerk.
  • Matric. 1911
  • Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Lieutenant.
  • Died: 1st February 1918, of illness contracted on active service, aged 25.
  • Memorial: Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery.
George WALKER
  • Servant.
  • Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry, Private.
  • Died: 28th April 1917, aged 22.
  • Memorial: TiepvaL Memorial.
Lewis HEATH
  • ASC Messenger.
  • Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry, Private.
  • Died: 22nd August 1917, aged 22.
  • Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial.
Horace Samuel SCRAGG
  • Servant (1911 Census), at ASC c.1904-1913
  • Royal Medical Corps, 41st Field Ambulance.
  • Posthumously awarded the Military Medal.
  • Missing, believed killed: 9th October 1917, in Belgium, aged 28.
  • Memorial: St.Matthew’s Church, Grandpont, Oxford & Tyne Cot Memorial.

MAIOREM HAC DILECT
IONEM NEMO HABET
UT ANIMAM SUAM PONAT
QUIS PRO AMICIS SUIS

[Greater love hath no man than this: that he lay down his life for his friends.]