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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Aylesbury Vale
Town
Chilton
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
E Burton (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22 August 1922
    Attended by: General Sir Robert Fanshawe KCB DSO
  • Dedicated
    Date: 22 August 1922
    Attended by: Bishop of Oxford
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7981

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Current location

St Marys Church
Church Rd
Chilton
Aylesbury Vale
Buckinghamshire
HP20 2JJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 81714 13916
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Alabaster tablet with a pale green marble frame surmounted by a figure of St George.
Inscription
TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE/ MEN OF CHILTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ AND IN HONOUR OF ALL THOSE/ WHO DID THEIR DUTY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ambrose, Herbert G
Cadle, Joseph
Cheeseman, Alfred
Cheesman, Stanley J
Edwards, David
Edwards, Ernest
Edwards, William
Egerton, Arthur G E
Egerton, Louis E
Jeacock, William J
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname
    Order of information: Rank, alphabetically
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Green
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY
  • Grade I
  • 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
Responsibility
St Marys Church
Reference
  • Bucks Herald, 2 September 1922

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