Constructing a village memory : significance and story in the Buriton Roll of Honour

An artefact of contemporary sentiment, and a record of individuals' participation in 'the Great War', the Buriton Roll of Honour supplements the village war memorial, a plaque in the parish church, and a workplace roll of honour compiled by the owners of Buriton's lime works, in constructing both memory of and memorial to (some of) the villagers who served in a military or medical capacity during WW1. That the Roll omits the names of some villagers who served whilst including the names of non-residents muddies the waters so that whilst the Roll might describe a constructed community memory, that memory does not recall-at least not accurately-history. Whereas the village war memorial commemorates the village's war dead, the Buriton Roll of Honour celebrates all those who served: through such identification, commemoration provides a starting point for analysis of the part played by the villagers of Buriton in the First World War. It is also the only means available through which to consider the production and purpose of the Roll.

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