Memorial details

Memorial type
Shrine
District
Aylesbury Vale
Town
Great Horwood
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8075

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Current location

External Churchyard wall
10
St James Church
High Street
Great Horwood
Aylesbury Vale
Buckinghamshire
MK17 0QL
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 77102 31185
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Roadside shrine set into exterior wall of churchyard
Inscription
FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ 1914 GREAT HORWOOD ROLL OF HONOUR/ (NAMES)/ GOD SAVE OUR SPLENDID MEN/ SEND THEM SAFE HOME AGAIN/ GOD GUARD OUR MEN/ KEEP THEM VICTORIOUS/ BRAVE FEARLESS CHIVALROUS/ THEY ARE DEAR TO US/ GOD SAVE OUR MEN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ash, F
Barfoot, W
Bowden, P
Bowden, W
Brooks, E
Butcher, W
Chevalier, C
Clarke, J
Collyer, J
Collyer, L J
See details for all 89 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 89
    Served and returned: 78
    Died: 11
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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