Memorial

Uttoxeter

Uttoxeter War Memorial

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Current Location

, Market Square, Uttoxeter, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, ST14 8HX, England

SK 09242 33414

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Type of Memorial: Other memorial
WMR Reference Number: 13422
Description: Hexagonal tiered base. Top tier of base has wooden flower beds. Memorial tapers from base to top. Brass plaques bearing names and isncription n all sides. Ornate finials ascend from plaques to top. In WW1 about a thousand local men served and 177 gave their lives.
Inscription: To the glorious/ of the men of Uttoxeter/ who gave their lives/ in the Great War 914-1918/ (Names)/To the glorious/ memory of the men/of Uttoxeter who/ gave their lives in/ the World War/ 1939-1945 (names)/ Sergeant/ Michael Dowling MM/ Killed/ whilst on active service/ in the Gulf War/ 26 February 1991/In memory of L/Cpl Barry Buxton/ 21 Engineer Regt/ 3 May 2010/Afghanistan

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 178
Died: 178
Information shown: surname,forename
Additional Information: It was reported that 45 additional names were added on 26 April 2018. Not counted in the above