Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Buckland
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 26th May 1923
    Attended by: SIR JOHN FITZGERALD
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31238

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Current location

At front of Memorial Hall building,
Buckland War Memorial
Orchard Road
Buckland
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
SN7 8QT
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 34478 97966
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three-stepped octagonal base surmounted by a rectangular sectioned pillar with mouldings at top & bottom. Continuing upwards from the column, is a carved finial stone in the form of a flaming grenade.
Inscription
IN REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MEN / OF BUCKLAND WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE / SERVICE OF / THE EMPIRE / 1914 - 18 / AND / 1939 - 1945 3 o'clock face : (WW1 NAMES / WW2 NAMES) 9 o'clock face : (WW1 NAMES / WW2 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allibone, Arthur
Baker, George
Barnett, Fred C
Bowles, Frederick
Brogden, James
Brogden, Thomas
Brogden, William
Butler, Francis M
Carr, William P
Constable, Fred
See details for all 30 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 30
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Pillar
    Measurements: height 10 ft, width 12 ft
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
History
1984 : Restored by Mr. Michael Harris of Abingdon in memory of Mr. Richard Wellesley at a cost of £1400
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Buckland Memorial Committee

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