Monument record 0756600000 - Penn Street War Memorial

Summary

War memorial obelisk at Penn Street, commemorating those killed in WW1 and WW2

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Type and Period (2)

  • WAR MEMORIAL (Constructed 1922, Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
  • OBELISK (Built 1922, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Cornish Granite obelisk with insignia of RAF, RN and Bugle of Ox & Bucks Light Infantry to comemorate those killled in WW1 and WW2. Originally unveiled by Private Eric Randall, the monument was built by Messrs Rust & Ratcliffe with the metalwork from the Messrs Swanser & Co foundry (B1).
A framed brass plaque is located within the church. The names listed are identical to those on the monument. [Photographs of memorials and further information on the casualties] (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. UKNIWM REF: 8115.
  • <2>SBC24038 Digital archive: June, Peter & Martin Underwood. 2011. Buckinghamshire Remembers database.

Location

Grid reference SU 92316 95956 (point)
Civil Parish PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 10 2014 11:45AM

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