Memorial

Burford

Burford War Memorial - Long shot 1

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Current Location

Located on the western side of The Hill and immediately south of the car parking spaces, Burford War Memorial, The Hill, Burford, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, OX18 4QY, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 25108 12063

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 31499
Description: Single-stepped, square base surmounted by a large, square sectioned, chamfer-edged plinth, topped with an octagonal bolster supporting an ornate, octagonal niched pedestal array, decorative fluted shaft, boss & cross. WW1 incised inscription & names on other 3 inset side faces of plinth, lettering infilled in black: WW2 names on tablet below the main inscription. The whole memorial stands adjacent to the roadside on a raised platform area enclosed by a low stone wall.
Inscription: 6 o'clock plinth face : IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF BURFORD / WHO FELL IN THE WAR OF / 1914 - 1918. 3, 9 & 12 o'clock plinth faces : (36 names - 12 on each face) Below the 6 o'clock face on tablet : 1939 - 1945 / (9 names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 36
Died: 36
Information shown: Forename, forename initial, surname
Order of names: unknown

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 9
Died: 9
Information shown: Surname, forename, forename initial
Order of names: Surname

Conservation

Custodian: Burford Parish Council

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Further Information

Carter Postcard Collection
Oxfordshire Weekly News - Wednesday 10 November 1920 BURFORD.. UNVEILING THE WAR MEMORIAL. [full list of names]
Faringdon Advertiser and Vale of the White Horse Gazette - Saturday 13 November 1920 BURFORD.. UNVEILING OF WAR MEMORIAL.