Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Clock or clock tower
- District
- Colchester
- Town
- Fordham
- County
- Essex
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 12th October 1919
Attended by: BRIGADIER GENERAL F W TOWSEY CMG CBE DSO - Dedicated
Date: 12th October 1919
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 22366
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Current location
Mill Road/ Moat Road
Fordham
Colchester
Essex
CO6 3LU
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 92873 28646
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- THIS MEMORIAL WAS FORMERLY A CLOCK SET WITHIN A STONE COLUMN. INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FACE IN BLACK LETTERING. WHOLE IS SET INTO A WALL. CROSS NOW WHERE THE CLOCK FACE WAS. DOVE ON THE TOP OF THE COLUMN
- Inscription
- IN GRATEFUL / AND HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE FORDHAM MEN, / WHO FELL IN THE WAR, 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Balls, A W
Broyd, F C
Bugg, James
Bull, A H
Cant, P W
Cawdron, R E
Crisp, E H
Cudmore, Douglas Edward
Davey, S
Francis, F B
See details for all 22 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, decorations
Order of information: surname THEN forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Memorial
- Listing information
- Fordham war memorial
- Grade II
- 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
- Condition
- Fordham
- WMO ID: 205599
- Condition: Good [last updated on 01-02-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1989: THE CLOCK WAS REPLACED AS IT WAS ALWAYS BREAKING DOWN 1995: CLEANED
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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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