Memorial to Edgar George Wilson on the Thames towpath in Oxford, who drowned in June 1889 after rescuing two boys. The inscription reads "Edgar George Wilson/who after rescuing two boys/from drowning lost his life/June 15 1889 aged 21 years/erected under the auspices of the/Oxford Young Men's Christian/Association by public subscription/unveiled November 7 by the mayor/of Oxford Walter Gray esc"
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