Monument record 0720700000 - Jct of High Street and Leighton Road.

Summary

War memorial cross in Edlesborough churchyard commemorating local people who died in WW1 and WW2

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Type and Period (2)

  • CROSS (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
  • WAR MEMORIAL (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Small Celtic cross on a square plinth and octagonal base constructed in stone. Commemorates local people who died serving in WW1 and WW2. In good condition (B1).
Photographs of the memorial and details of WW1 war dead (B2).
Inside the church are framed and glazed Roll of Honour and 'Scrap of paper'. Photographs and information on those who died and served during both World Wars (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. UKIWM ref: 8021.
  • <2>SBC24038 Digital archive: June, Peter & Martin Underwood. 2011. Buckinghamshire Remembers database.
  • <3>SBC24037 Digital archive: Roll of Honour. 2011. National database of Rolls of Honour.

Location

Grid reference SP 97059 19088 (point)
Civil Parish EDLESBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 24 2018 4:01PM

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