Fairfield

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Fairfield War Memorial Ordnance Survey refernce: SO 946752 Contents

This listing kindly donated by Kevin Lynott.


Located on the B4091 which runs through the village and is set between some trees in front of the community centre
The memorial consists of a cross atop a pillar which is set in an octagonal block on top of a two tiered pedestal The details are inscribed on four metal plates, the dedication is on the side facing the road as follows:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF FAIRFIELD
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR GOD KING AND COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1919
+
LEST WE FORGET

The plate to the left of the dedication contains the following names:

JOHN BANNER.
STANLEY Chas BIDDLE.
JOHN Thos. BURTON.
SAMUEL CLEMENTS.
ALBERT CRISP.
JEPHTALL DAVENPORT.
ERNEST JOHN EADES.
DONALD EVANS.
JOHN HANCOX.
WILLIAM HARBACH.
SAMUEL HARBRIDGE.
WALTER HARRIS.


The plate to the right of the dedication contains the following names:

CHARLES H.HARRISON.
JOHN HODGETTS.
ERNEST HUGHES.
GEORGE FRANK IVAMY.
FREDERICK Chas. JONES.
HARRY READ.
HARRY TILT.
CHARLES TRANTER.
WILLIAM Thos. WILKES
ARTHUR WOOD.
ERNEST WOOD.
FREDERICK ERNEST WOOD


A plate has been added to the pedestal under the dedication containing the following details:

1939 – 1945
CLIFFORD V. DARBY
PHILLIP DAVENPORT
GEORGE EADES
CHARLES W. STEVENS

Last modified 29 April 2000