Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Oxfordshire
Town
Burford
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
31500

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Current location

Adjacent to west door inside the Nave,
St. John the Baptist Church
Church Green
off Church Lane
Burford
West Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
OX18 4RY
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 25307 12410
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Landscape orientated, rectangular-headed black marble tablet set within a wall mounted moulded red mottled marble frame. The frame incorporates a variety of square-based decorative floral designs in relief at the corners and mid rail positions, excluding the lower rail. Incised inscription and names on tablet are infilled with a gold coloured paint. Raised Crucifix at top centre of tablet surrounded by an incised gold painted design comprising oak leaves, acorns and bunches of grapes.
Inscription
A.M D.G / THESE ARE THE NAMES OF THE MEN OF BURFORD / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / (37 NAMES in 3 columns)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldridge, James
Barnard, Henry L
Bishop, Harold
Bishop, Richard
Brunsdon, Joseph H.
Burton, Wilfred F.
Candy, Arthur W
Cass, Leonard F
Cheatle, Walter J
Constable, Percy
See details for all 37 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 37
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 37
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Red
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
  • Church of St John the Baptist
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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