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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Aylesbury Vale
Town
Aylesbury
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: May 2005
    Attended by: HRH The Princess Royal.
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20th May 1920
    Attended by: Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8011

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Current location

Viney House is a TA Drill Centre
Viney House
Oxford Road
Aylesbury
Aylesbury Vale
Buckinghamshire
HP19 8FU
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 81287 13774
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Private Residence
    Aylesbury
    Aylesbury Vale
    Buckinghamshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Garden then company building
    Walton Road
    Aylesbury
    Aylesbury Vale
    Buckinghamshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Three identical rectangular plaques mounted on wall. Centre plaque raised above two side plaques has latin cross at top and inscription. Side plaques contain names of dead. Simple border and nowy head to each plaque. Below these three plaques is another rectangular plaque with squared centre on bottom and top. All plaques are on a wall in the Reception Entrance of BPCC/Hazell Books Ltd.aque. Black with white inscription.
Inscription
Plaque, left: (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Plaque, centre: 1914-1919/ IN PROUD AND/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE MEMBERS/ OF THE STAFF OF/ HAZELL WATSON & VINEY LD./ WHO AT THE CALL OF/ KING AND COUNTRY./ LEFT ALL THAT/ WAS DEAR TO THEM/ ENDURED HARDSHIP/ FACED DANGER AND/ FINALLY PASSED OUT OF/ THE SIGHT OF MEN BY/ THE PATH OF DUTY/ AND SELF-SARIFICE/ LAYING DOWN THEIR/ LIVES THAT OTHERS/ MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/ LET THOSE THAT COME AFTER/ SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES/ BE NOT FORGOTTEN.. Bottom plaque: THIS TABLET HAS BEEN ERECTED/IN MEMORY OF/THOSE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF OF HAZELL WATSON AND VINEY lTD/AND ITS ASSOCIATED COMPANIES/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AT SEA ON LAND AND IN THE AIR/DURING THE WAR OF 1939 - 1945. Plaque, right: (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bickford, T
Biddiss, J
Biswell, W
Botley, P W R
Brewer, W
Brooks, A W
Brown, F
Burgess, R J
Burgess, W S
Burkett, T
See details for all 65 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 65
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 65
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname.
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname.
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
2004: Memorial moved, awaiting construction of new TA Drill Hall for relocation. 1989: Northumberland oiled granite plinth for wreath laying added.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Responsibility
Buckingham Military Museum Trust
Reference

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