Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Wycombe
Town
Little Kimble
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Mr J W Killer (Architect)
Mr Charles M Oldrid Scott (Architect)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: November 2009
    Attended by: Unknown
  • Unveiled
    Date: 24 October 1920
    Attended by: Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, the Marquis of Lincolnshire
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24 October 1920
    Attended by: Lord Lee
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8320

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Current location

Junction of B4010 and A4010
Little Kimble
Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP17 0XL
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 82628 06378
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Medieval cross on hexagonal plinth and base. Inscription and names on plinth. Tablet with names of Second World War casualties mounted upright at base of plinth.
Inscription
9 o'clock face: PRAISE GOD/ FOR THESE/ MEN OF KIMBLE/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR/ 1914-1918/ AND 1939-1945 6 o'clock face: (Names) 3 o'clock face: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Tablet: 1939-1945/ (Names) Wall: THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS REFURBISHED/ BY THE PARISH/ AND REDEDICATED/ NOVEMBER 2009
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cutler, Frederick
Cutler, Oliver
Darville, Derrick
East, Horace E
Haynes, Alfred W
Higgins, Harold
Higgins, Percy
Kingham, William
Plater, William J
Reading, Geoffrey
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Green Westmorland
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Doulting
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Doulting
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 3900 mm
    Materials: Stone - Doulting
Listing information
  • Great and Little Kimble War Memorial
  • 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
Costs

Comments: The site of the memorial was given free of charge by Lord Lee.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Bucks Herald, 28 February 1920; 20 March 1920; 30 October 1920

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