Duke of Gloucester attends war memorial ceremony in Thame

On June 11, His Royal Highness led a ceremony, attended by around 300 people, to present the additions to the Thame War Memorial.

Unearthed after extensive research by the Thame Remembers Project, the new names were read out by students from Lord Williams’s School while Thame Cadets revealed a new display at the Memorial Garden.

The Duke of Gloucester in attendance as 30 new names were revealed on the Thame War MemorialThe Duke of Gloucester in attendance as 30 new names were revealed on the Thame War Memorial (Image: Thame Town Council)

The day ended with a chinook flyover from RAF Benson and the Duke laid a wreath at the war memorial on behalf of the King.

Other attendees included councillor Alison Rooke, chair of Oxfordshire County Council, councillor Kellie Hinton, chair of South Oxfordshire District Council, the mayor of Thame, councillor Andy Gilbert, and Allan Hickman for Thame Remembers.

The Duke of Gloucester was in attendance as 30 new names were revealed on the Thame War MemorialThe Duke of Gloucester was in attendance as 30 new names were revealed on the Thame War Memorial (Image: Thame Town Council)

The Thame Remembers Project was established to research the names of all of those listed on Thame’s war memorials.

It also encouraged residents to visit the graves or battlefield memorials of the town’s former residents who died at war.

The Duke of Gloucester was in attendance as 30 new names were revealed on the Thame War MemorialThe Duke of Gloucester was in attendance as 30 new names were revealed on the Thame War Memorial (Image: Thame Town Council)

In response, more than 300 Thame residents travelled more than 150,000 miles to honour 212 men across 23 countries and four continents.

The commemoration was for 165 soldiers, 18 sailors, 28 airmen, one diplomat from five different conflicts – the Boer War, World War One, World War Two, the Korean War, and the Cyprus Conflict.



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