Monument record 0717500000 - War memorial, Main Road, Grendon Underwood.

York stone obelisk on a simple base within a chained enclosure and a wreath on the front face. 2.28m in height. Commemorates those who died in active service during WW1 and WW2 (B1).
Further details of war dead and photogaphs (B2).
War memorial. Erected in 1921. Additional inscription added after World War II. The Grendon Underwood War Memorial, erected on the main street of the village in 1921, is designated at Grade II for the following reasons: Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this Buckinghamshire village; Architectural interest: for the relatively unusual inclusion of all those from the village that served in the armed forces during World War I rather than the more usual practice of only recording the names of the fallen. The war memorial was unveiled by Major General Sir Robert Fanshawe on 16 May 1921 on land on the south side of Main Street, donated to the parish by Miss Adeline Piggott of The Manor. The memorial was paid for by subscription of members of the village and the stone masons were W Wise and Son of Winslow. An unusual feature of the memorial was that it bore the names not only of the fallen, but all who served during the WWI, including those wounded or captured. The names of those who served during WWII were added to the rear of the memorial. The memorial, set on a grassed area, consists of a York stone obelisk, with a total height of 2.3m, set on a square base and pedestal with scotia moulding. The northern face of the obelisk has a wreath in high relief and below it the inscription reads: ‘ERECTED/ TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF/ THE MEN OF/ GRENDON UNDERWOOD/ WHO SERVED THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918./ IN MEMORIUM.’ Below are the names of the three fallen with their rank and regiment or ship. Beneath this is the inscription ‘LEST WE FORGET’. The eastern face lists those wounded or taken prisoner and the western face those who also served. The southern face has the inscription: ‘ALSO/ IN GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF/ ALL FROM THIS/ PARISH/ WHO SERVED/ IN THE/ SECOND WORLD/ WAR/ 1939 – 1945’ followed by the names. The memorial is surrounded by iron chains linking four timber posts. The adjoining memorial bench is not of special interest.
Selected Sources: Article Reference - Title: Grendon Underwood War Memorial Unveiled - Date: 21 May 1921 - Journal Title: Bucks Herald; Website Reference - Author: Imperial War Museums War Memorials Archive - Title: Ref: 8033 - Grendon Underwood War Memorial - Date: 27 November 2012 - URL: http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.8033/fromUkniwmSearch/1 (B3).