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Faringdon's War Memorial

Every November those who died in the 2 world wars and other conflicts are remembered in Faringdon.

There is a procession to and from church, 2 minutes silence, the last post  and the laying of wreaths around the War memorial.

​A Concert and an exhibition of war memorabilia take place in the days leading up to November 11th.
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History of Faringdon War memorial in news cuttings. 1919 (2.6mb) Collated by Dr Mike Wise​

​Creation of War Memorial 1919 by Mike Wise
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Since early in 21st century, Faringdon Town Council have used names on the memorials to name new roads and streets in Faringdon.
World War II 
World War 2 memorial records. Dr Mike Wise
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RL Bailey
P Berry 
DE Betterton 
R Chapman 
W Carter 
AJ Davis 
GC Dowell 
R Goddard 
WA Goodbody 
HF Gray 
R Hicks 
C Hill 
A Hobbs 
F Jackson 
GF Kebble 
L Liddiard 
RWF Luckett


GWS McDonald       
A Mercer                     
Alfred Palmer             
Arthur Palmer             
CJ Pike                        
HR Priestman            
P Proctor                     
E Sadler                       
RN Shard                    
REJ Stevenson           
RJ Stickley                    
WJ Taylor                     
MH Tucker                     
J Wearn                       
K Webb                         
GH Whiting                   
L Wright ​
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WW2 names. Click for a bigger image

World War I memorial

World War I memorial records.
​Dr Mike Wise


​CW Banbury
HW Blake
GF Bull
F Burchall
GG Burge
H D Burgess
WH Carey
E Chambers
J Clements
FP Cobden
AE Counsell
R Davis
W Dixey
EW Dodd
A Ford
SH Ford
AJ Fuller
J Godwin
WJ Gorton
WG Grand
AC Grey
CH Gosling
OO Goswell
JH Habgood
F Haines
GB Hamblin
JH Hanna
WG Harris
GW Haynes


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OM Haynes
W Higgs
TJ Horne
HW Hunter
WE Indge
H Kibble
AE King
TR Lardner
JT Legg
TF Lewis
GH Lovelock
G McDonald
S Merchant
FA Mobey
G Mulcock-Panting
B Mulford
F Nash
AV Page
F Parsons
J Pauling
R Pawling
FG Pearcey
RH Perry
AR Platt
M Powell
T Powell
J Preston
J Proctor
R Richens


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F Richings
P Richings
R Robins
W V Rogers
GE Russ
GE Ryman
WJ Sell
RH Shimmon
S Simms
H Stallard
G Stepp
WJ Talbot
B Thomas
H Toon
AE Turnbull
EJ Walker
H Walker
PJ Whiting
EC Wiggins
CG Willis
GJ Willis
G Wiltshire
GW Winney
A Woods
J Wornham
AE Wright
P Yates
T Yates
W Young
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WW1 names. Click for bigger picture
Faringdon on the Roll of Honour WW1 and WW2
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