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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Chiltern
Town
Penn Street
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8128

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Current location

Holy Trinity Church
Church Drive
Penn Street
Chiltern
Buckinghamshire
HP7 0PX
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 92357 96244
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted, portrait orientated, mould-edged wooden backboard supporting a brass plaque. Inscription and WW1 names in black lettering, WW2 names in (fading) red lettering.
Inscription
1939 - 1945 / (4 NAMES) / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF PENN STREET / WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1918 / (18 NAMES) / THESE DIED IN WAR THAT WE AT PEACE MIGHT LIVE / THESE GAVE THEIR BEST SO WE OUR BEST MUST GIVE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbot, Cyril C.
Beaver, John Denistoun Campbell
Bovingdon, Reginald W. T.
Callow, Leonard
Clarke, Albert Victor
Clarke, Geoffrey
Cole, Arthur James
Hallett, Archibald
Hancock, Jack Frederick
Hearne, Ronald Sidney
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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