Where Churchill rests.

Winston S Churchill was given many awards by grateful people from all around the world. Yet his grave is remarkably unpretentious - especially after the baroque indulgence of Blenheim Palace which is a few miles away.

His awards included:

Companion of Honour (CM) -          1922
Order of Merit (OM) -                     1946
Nobel Prize for Literature -             1953
Knight of the Garter (KB) -             1953
Crois de le Liberation -                   1958        
Honorary American Citizenship -     1953

St Martin's Bladon - a modest churchyard

Churchill's grave, where Clemmie rests too.

The Spencer-Churchill family plot includes the grave of Winston's father -
Ramdolph Churchill - marked by the large cross

And inside the little church is an art display by the local school marking the 50th anniversary of Churchill's funeral includes this image: 

Be of good cheer. 
The hour of your deliverance will come.
The soul of freedom is deathless.
It cannot and will not perish

Winston Churchill

Broadcast, London,
11th September 1940