Memorial details

Memorial type
Triptych
District
Chiltern
Town
Chalfont St Giles
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8153

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Current location

Mounted on wall of church hall
across road from St Giles Church .
Reading Room
High Street
Chalfont St Giles
Chiltern
Buckinghamshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 99024 93479
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
WW1 triptych with names on doors and below Maltese cross in centre. WW2 addition, not triptych, fixed underneath. Wrought rail at bottom, to enclose flowers and wreaths. The whole is under a protective roof to which a lamp is fixed, with a small cross above the roof.
Inscription
1914-1918/(names)/ 1939-1945/ (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aldridge, Samuel J.
Ashfold, Sidney
Ayres, Percy
Bailey, Harry
Bailey, John R.
Baker, John H.
Ballantyne, Clifford
Beechcroft, Michael
Beechcroft, Robert
Bolton, Archibald
See details for all 88 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 54
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 54
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 34
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Triptych
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Metal
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Metal
Listing information
  • READING ROOM
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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