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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: West Oxfordshire
Town: Burford
County: Oxfordshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 31501

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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 25295 12405
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Wall mounted, landscape orientated black slate tablet set within a raised moulded stone frame. Incised inscription and names infilled with a gold coloured paint.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF BURFORD / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES 1939 - 1945 / AND IN THANKSGIVING FOR THE / PRESERVATION OF THIS CHURCH / (9 NAMES)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Adams, Ronald
Beazley, Basil
Burton, Leonard
Coleman, Jack
Crosse, Peter
Evans, Jack
Pether, Tony
Smith, Harry
Wilkins, Aubrey
See details for all 9 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of information: Surname

Components

Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Slate

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

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Web-link to " The British Army in Flanders and France - Burford" thebignote.com/2012/04/07/burford-st-john-the-baptist-church/

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