Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Chiltern
- Town
- Chalfont St Peter
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2162
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
Graveyard
St Joseph's Church
Bull Lane
Chalfont St Peter
Chiltern
Buckinghamshire
SL9 9BB
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 99707 89989
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description
- Wooden calvary cross with figure of Christ in bronze. Cross set in concrete base. Stone scroll with inscription at foot of cross.
- Inscription
- On cross: INRI On scroll: THIS CRUCIFIX WAS ERECTED [DATE ILLEGIBLE]/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS AND MEN/ WHO DIED FIGHTING/ FOR THEIR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 (NAMES) RIP (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Bantock, A T
Bradney, P
Brown, B Greham
Cole, Langton Sacheverell
Hartley, H Neville
Jackson, Alfred
Knapp, The Reverend Simon
Loader, W R
Martin, E J
O'callaghan, Joseph
See details for all 15 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: regiment,forename,decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Sculpture
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Concrete - Scroll
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- 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
- St. Joseph's RC Church
- WMO ID: 148390
- Condition: Poor [last updated on 03-04-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1990, July: Memorial restored with new wooden cross. Top two steps were replaced with small paved mound into which the cross was set. Names on scroll barely legible at this time. 1990, June: Cross vandalised
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-2162
For queries, please contact [email protected].