Arthur Titherington was a great man. But for those of you who have never heard of him, here is a quick history lesson...

Mr Titherington spent more than three years working in the copper mines in what is now Taiwan after being captured by the Japanese during the fall of Singapore in 1942.

Tragically, he was one of only 90 prisoners of war out of 522 in the camp to survive. Consequently he devoted the rest of his life campaigning to receive an apology from the Japanese government which sadly never materialised.

Yet, despite this, he never forgot the concerns and needs of his community here in Oxford, and indeed served as Mayor of Witney for a number of years.

He was a proud man; a straight-talking man, and someone who believed in principles.

He was also a respected and much-loved character.

It is quite right then that someone who campaigned for so long for the rights of his wartime comrades as well those of his local community should be honoured with a plaque, marking where he lived nearly 50 years of his life.

This simple act would represent a modest, but fitting, tribute to a man who devoted so much of his life to helping others.