Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wycombe
Town
High Wycombe
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72503

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Current location

Wall mounted on first floor landing-main road end
15
Delivery Office
Queen Victoria Road
High Wycombe
Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 86759 92847
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass Plaque with dome headed screw in each corner, and lettering inscribed in black, on wooden backboard
Inscription
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/HIGH WYCOMBE & DISTRICT POSTAL STALL/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE TWO WARS/1914-1918/[names]/1939-1945/[wars]/"NONE DUBIOUS OF THE CAUSE, NONE MURMURING"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beardshall, Alfred Arthur
Browne, Donald Garforth
Martin, Frank
Morse, George Arthur
Newman, Frederick
Penson, Charles William
Scott, Robert
Wallington, Louis George Ralph
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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