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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Wycombe
- Town
- Wycombe Marsh
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 3 December 1922
Attended by: Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire - Dedicated
Date: 3 December 1922
Attended by: Rev H Pickles - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 8318
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Current location
Junction of London Rd and King's Rd
Wycombe Marsh
Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1RY
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 89023 91722
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Junction of Abbey Barn Rd
Beech Rd
and Ford St
Wycombe Marsh
Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1RS
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 88880 91798
Denomination: Undefined
- Junction of Abbey Barn Rd
- Description
- Floriated Latin cross mounted on a tapering shaft, plinth, and three stepped octagonal base. The whole is encircled by an iron fence. Inscriptions are inscribed on steps in black lettering.
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock face: TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ WYCOMBE MARSH WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 18/ THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND BY DAY/ (Names) 4:30 o'clock face: ALSO TO THOSE WHO MADE/ THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 45/ (Names) All other faces: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abbott, Horage F
Anderson, T
Atkins, L J
Baird, D
Barlow, F H
Beale, R
Beasley, Willm J H
Brooks, Willm A
Brown, K R
Brown, L
See details for all 90 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 48
Served and returned: 0
Died: 48
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename initials, surname
Order of information: Alphabetically - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: 0
Died: 42
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetically
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Fence/ Railing
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Cast Iron - Cross
Measurements: height 5790 mm
Materials: Stone - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Fence/ Railing
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Wycombe Marsh
- WMO ID: 115003
- Condition: Good [last updated on 08-04-2014]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Parish council
- Reference
- Bucks Herald, 9 December 1922
- buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk/gateway.php?page=217
- www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/115003
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